as in unearthing
to remove from place of burial
the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy
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Recent Examples of exhuming
Gein admitted to exhuming the corpses and using the skin to recreate and become his mother, who died of a stroke in 1945.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhuming
unearthing
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The Beatles have previewed their upcoming Anthology 4 by unearthing an unreleased take on the Help!—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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Supervising Sound Editor Rachael Tate revealed that a breakthrough on the sound side had been unearthing radio communications between first responders on the day of the fire, starting with the initial reports.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Exhuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhuming. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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