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Recent Examples of exhume
Their investigation led to the victim's remains being exhumed.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But what was served up were stale, pale sketches that seemed to have been exhumed from some old codger’s book of gags from 19 bloody 50!
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The Jewish Radnóti was shot by a firing squad of the Royal Hungarian Army during a forced march and buried in a mass grave with drafts of poems in his pockets; they were published after his body was exhumed.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Those leases were expiring, and the families could not afford to renew them, so Villanueva helped exhume the bodies, turning over the bones to a forensic pathologist who examined the remains and kept records for future use.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But what was served up were stale, pale sketches that seemed to have been exhumed from some old codger’s book of gags from 19 bloody 50!
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The Jewish Radnóti was shot by a firing squad of the Royal Hungarian Army during a forced march and buried in a mass grave with drafts of poems in his pockets; they were published after his body was exhumed.
—Ange Mlinko, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Those leases were expiring, and the families could not afford to renew them, so Villanueva helped exhume the bodies, turning over the bones to a forensic pathologist who examined the remains and kept records for future use.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhume
unearth
Verb
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The Toronto Blue Jays have struggled to replace the many key players who have been sidelined by injuries this season, but at least one call up has unearthed a promising young player.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The trial unearthed embarrassing emails, texts, and diary entries of some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
15 May 2026
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“Exhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhume. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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