disinterred

past tense of disinter
as in unearthed
to remove from place of burial the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred

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unearthed
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  • It was unearthed from the UNESCO World Heritage area of Monte San Giorgio in Switzerland.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Disinterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterred. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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