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Recent Examples of exhumed
In 2022, authorities exhumed McBride’s body for additional DNA testing, a step New Jersey State Police said was critical to isolating an unknown male DNA profile from earlier evidence.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Investigators made a breakthrough in that case using DNA technology after McBride's remains were exhumed in 2022, according to the statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Their investigation led to the victim's remains being exhumed.
—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 2018, investigators exhumed his remains and matched his DNA to several unsolved cases.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The body of Sophie Narme is being exhumed.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Where Foucault exhumed a hidden historical archive, Wiseman created a new one, in real time.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Investigators made a breakthrough in that case using DNA technology after McBride's remains were exhumed in 2022, according to the statement.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Their investigation led to the victim's remains being exhumed.
—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 2018, investigators exhumed his remains and matched his DNA to several unsolved cases.
—Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
The body of Sophie Narme is being exhumed.
—Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026
Where Foucault exhumed a hidden historical archive, Wiseman created a new one, in real time.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhumed
unearthed
Verb
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This remarkable find was unearthed at the earliest military camp discovered in the area, which holds national significance due to its Roman remains.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Exhumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumed. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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