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Recent Examples of exhumed
Palestinians living nearby said remains exhumed during the search were left exposed in the cemetery without reburial.
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Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Townspeople believed that one of the Brown women was leaving their final resting place to kill members of their family, and exhumed their bodies in turn.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
In 2018, investigators exhumed his remains and matched his DNA to several unsolved cases.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
For its part, Singapore has been aggressively retrofitted according to the whims of capital—its coastline expanded, its graveyards exhumed and paved over, its landmarks destroyed—leaving the populace disoriented.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
His body was exhumed about 12 years after his death.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, director Luke Greenfield has exhumed it.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Kinman’s body was exhumed and transported to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, where an autopsy was performed.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Kinman’s body was exhumed and taken to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, where autopsy results to determine his cause and manner of death are pending.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Townspeople believed that one of the Brown women was leaving their final resting place to kill members of their family, and exhumed their bodies in turn.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
In 2018, investigators exhumed his remains and matched his DNA to several unsolved cases.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
For its part, Singapore has been aggressively retrofitted according to the whims of capital—its coastline expanded, its graveyards exhumed and paved over, its landmarks destroyed—leaving the populace disoriented.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
His body was exhumed about 12 years after his death.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, director Luke Greenfield has exhumed it.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Kinman’s body was exhumed and transported to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, where an autopsy was performed.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Kinman’s body was exhumed and taken to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office, where autopsy results to determine his cause and manner of death are pending.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhumed
unearthed
Verb
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Months ago, excavators at Culloden Battlefield unearthed new secrets from the final moments of Scotland's bloodiest battle.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Another adult mandible and a string of vertebrae turned up in 2008, and part of a child’s mandible was unearthed in 2009.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Exhumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumed. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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