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Recent Examples of exhumed
In many municipal cemeteries, bodies are exhumed in order to make room for more.
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Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the bodies Katz exhumed was that of May Bookstaver, Stein’s first great love.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
As a result, Telfair’s body was exhumed and an autopsy showed he was murdered — shot in the head.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
With Charlie Hunnam in the leading role, season 3 will dive into the haunting story of the notorious 1950s murderer who not only took multiple lives but also exhumed graves to create household and clothing items from human remains.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Gein was a notorious murderer in the 1950s who not only went on a killing spree but also exhumed graves to use human remains to craft household items and clothing.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Last year, investigators exhumed Pauline Pusser’s body for an autopsy.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Detective's exhumed the woman's body and her DNA was sent to Astrea Forensics.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Seven decades would pass before the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency exhumed the 12 unknowns in June 2019.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the bodies Katz exhumed was that of May Bookstaver, Stein’s first great love.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
As a result, Telfair’s body was exhumed and an autopsy showed he was murdered — shot in the head.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
With Charlie Hunnam in the leading role, season 3 will dive into the haunting story of the notorious 1950s murderer who not only took multiple lives but also exhumed graves to create household and clothing items from human remains.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Gein was a notorious murderer in the 1950s who not only went on a killing spree but also exhumed graves to use human remains to craft household items and clothing.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Last year, investigators exhumed Pauline Pusser’s body for an autopsy.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Detective's exhumed the woman's body and her DNA was sent to Astrea Forensics.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
Seven decades would pass before the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency exhumed the 12 unknowns in June 2019.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhumed
unearthed
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It was unearthed from the UNESCO World Heritage area of Monte San Giorgio in Switzerland.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Exhumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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