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Recent Examples of unearthed
There were no dates of birth or death, but a manuscript of sixty-seven short pieces for solo mandolin or violin had been unearthed from archives in recent years.
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Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Twenty-thousand-year-old shards of clay pots have been unearthed in China.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Sarah Rainey Rainey’s data analysis also unearthed other patterns.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
As reported in the China Daily, excavations over the last two years at the Shenduntou archeological site near the Yangtze River have unearthed around 1,000 artifacts linked to the bronze industry under the Zhou dynasty.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The discovery of the Gilgo Beach Four sparked a larger investigation, which unearthed six other sets of remains.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Fox has just unearthed more killer memories.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
So Bernard, a 306-pound defensive-line prospect previously unearthed at a camp in Lagos, Nigeria, set for a vertical jump in nothing but socks.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Ten sets of human remains have been unearthed after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert in 2010.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Twenty-thousand-year-old shards of clay pots have been unearthed in China.
—Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Sarah Rainey Rainey’s data analysis also unearthed other patterns.
—Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
As reported in the China Daily, excavations over the last two years at the Shenduntou archeological site near the Yangtze River have unearthed around 1,000 artifacts linked to the bronze industry under the Zhou dynasty.
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The discovery of the Gilgo Beach Four sparked a larger investigation, which unearthed six other sets of remains.
—Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Fox has just unearthed more killer memories.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
So Bernard, a 306-pound defensive-line prospect previously unearthed at a camp in Lagos, Nigeria, set for a vertical jump in nothing but socks.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
Ten sets of human remains have been unearthed after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert in 2010.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
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After the case went cold for decades, advances in DNA technology led to the case being reopened and the baby's body being exhumed in July 2019, KVLY, Valley News Live, and KX News reported.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Authorities exhumed the child’s remains and used genetic genealogy to track down possible relatives.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Unearthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthed. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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