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Recent Examples of unearthed
Months ago, excavators at Culloden Battlefield unearthed new secrets from the final moments of Scotland's bloodiest battle.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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
If the antitrust lawsuit weren’t ugly enough, disparaging texts unearthed during the discovery process from Phelps to another NASCAR executive about team owner Richard Childress only made matters worse.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Over time, Thompson and her colleagues have unearthed more burials, ancient human DNA and tiny human bone fragments.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The first unexpectedly giant shoe, measuring 32cm, was reported in the Magna Dig Diary on May 21, and many more ancient shoes were subsequently unearthed, including those of the larger variety.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Starring Collin Farrell, once again as Gotham mob boss Oz Cobb, the TV series pushed deeper into the city’s seedy criminal infrastructure and unearthed a shadowy world full of twisted storytelling potential.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Plenty of stuff gets unearthed during renovations — old newspapers, wallpaper scraps, wide-plank wood floors, sometimes even windows.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
Notably, archaeologists unearthed a large piece of amber and a terracotta female head used in ceremonies dedicated to water and fertility deities, Archaeology Newsstated.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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
If the antitrust lawsuit weren’t ugly enough, disparaging texts unearthed during the discovery process from Phelps to another NASCAR executive about team owner Richard Childress only made matters worse.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Over time, Thompson and her colleagues have unearthed more burials, ancient human DNA and tiny human bone fragments.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The first unexpectedly giant shoe, measuring 32cm, was reported in the Magna Dig Diary on May 21, and many more ancient shoes were subsequently unearthed, including those of the larger variety.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
Starring Collin Farrell, once again as Gotham mob boss Oz Cobb, the TV series pushed deeper into the city’s seedy criminal infrastructure and unearthed a shadowy world full of twisted storytelling potential.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Plenty of stuff gets unearthed during renovations — old newspapers, wallpaper scraps, wide-plank wood floors, sometimes even windows.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
Notably, archaeologists unearthed a large piece of amber and a terracotta female head used in ceremonies dedicated to water and fertility deities, Archaeology Newsstated.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
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Palestinians living nearby said remains exhumed during the search were left exposed in the cemetery without reburial.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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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
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“Unearthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthed. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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