disinterred

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

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Recent Examples of disinterred 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 Five years later, the bodies were disinterred as members of the American Graves Registration Service (AGRS) worked to recover and identify the fallen men. Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
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unearthed
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  • Notably, archaeologists unearthed a large piece of amber and a terracotta female head used in ceremonies dedicated to water and fertility deities, Archaeology Newsstated.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Scientists recently unearthed the remains of multiple academic halls at Oxford University — revealing new insights into the lives of students in the Middle Ages.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Disinterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterred. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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