disinterring

verb

present participle of disinter
as in unearthing
to remove from place of burial the Egyptian mummy was carefully disinterred

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Recent Examples of disinterring Pena was charged separately for allegedly disinterring a body and will be back in court to face that count at a later date, the DA said. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
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unearthing
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  • Nino accepted the challenge with gusto, unearthing oddities in the basement of the family’s home in the Hudson Valley, and foraging for foliage and flowers in the surrounding forest.
    — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
  • People has retraced the album’s origins, unearthing anecdotes that seem straight out of a teen movie script.
    — Ilaria Perrotta, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of unearthing

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“Disinterring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterring. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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