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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
In 2011, the Sheriff’s Office exhumed her remains in the hopes that new forensic techniques could help identify her.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 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
In 2011, the Sheriff’s Office exhumed her remains in the hopes that new forensic techniques could help identify her.
—Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 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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Precious artifacts have been recently unearthed from the site that fascinates scholars worldwide.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Netflix, May 8 Shelby Van Pelt’s heartwarming bestseller tells the story of a 70-year-old widow who forms a bond with a giant octopus—who just might unearth a secret that will change her life.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Exhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhume. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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