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Recent Examples of exhume
Where Foucault exhumed a hidden historical archive, Wiseman created a new one, in real time.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
In 2007, the sheriff’s department re-examined the case and exhumed Summerfield Jane Doe’s body.
—Audrey Abrahams, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
But before the country could commemorate him, and ahead of his funeral Wednesday, forensic teams combed a cemetery in northern Gaza, working to locate, exhume and identify his remains as part of a broad effort involving search teams, intelligence officers and forensic dentists.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
In 2007, the sheriff’s department re-examined the case and exhumed Summerfield Jane Doe’s body.
—Audrey Abrahams, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
First dozens, then hundreds and eventually more than 1,500 remains were exhumed and re-interred at the park alongside the spot.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
But before the country could commemorate him, and ahead of his funeral Wednesday, forensic teams combed a cemetery in northern Gaza, working to locate, exhume and identify his remains as part of a broad effort involving search teams, intelligence officers and forensic dentists.
—Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhume
unearth
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Earlier in 2025, scientists unearthed a new dinosaur — and its ancient leftovers — in a tourist hot spot in Argentina.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Rattlesnake Saloon Tuscumbia During the construction of this one-of-a-kind bar, restaurant, and music venue, workers unearthed a rattlesnake den, mother and twelve babies included, and the name wrote itself.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Exhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhume. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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