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Recent Examples of disinterred
The remains were disinterred in October 2011.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Three years ago, those remains from Taiwan were disinterred and new examinations begun, leading to Bianchi’s identification in August, the agency said, adding that the results were made public on Wednesday after Bianchi’s family was fully briefed.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Three years ago, those remains from Taiwan were disinterred and new examinations begun, leading to Bianchi’s identification in August, the agency said, adding that the results were made public on Wednesday after Bianchi’s family was fully briefed.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterred
unearthed
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The emails were originally unearthed during a sweeping internal affairs investigation, which revealed in 2015 that Miami Beach officers had exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist and pornographic messages via their city email accounts.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Investigating both land and sea, the team unearthed a wealth of archaeological treasures, providing an unprecedented look at one of the largest Greek cities in Cyrenaica.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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