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Recent Examples of unearthed
Though members of the British royal family rarely express emotion in public, King Charles did express his grief over the death of Princess Diana in a letter from 1997 that was later unearthed at an auction house in Paris, per The Daily Mail.
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Christopher Luu, InStyle, 29 May 2026
More details have been unearthed pertaining to the health of Kyle Busch prior to the NASCAR legend’s sudden death last week.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
All the fare comes on plates and in bowls handmade by Taura in his ceramics workshop; after the Arab oven was unearthed, Taura started crafting his own dinnerware to connect with the hotel’s roots.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
At the request of WWD, Balenciaga’s current archive team unearthed a yellowed page from that order book for the spring 1966 season, her saleswoman Mademoiselle Margot detailing dresses, pants, coats and suits at prices ranging from 1,500 to 11,000 French francs.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Along the way, people lined sidewalks to wave American flags and quietly salute the motorcade carrying the soldiers’ remains, which had been unexpectedly unearthed at a construction site in 2019.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
On Tuesday, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department confirmed that Scott's remains were positively identified after being unearthed in Miami a week ago.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Located a two-hour drive from Little Rock, this unique Arkansas state park is where, in 1924, the largest diamond found in the United States was unearthed, at a whopping 40 carats.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Christopher Luu, InStyle, 29 May 2026
More details have been unearthed pertaining to the health of Kyle Busch prior to the NASCAR legend’s sudden death last week.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026
All the fare comes on plates and in bowls handmade by Taura in his ceramics workshop; after the Arab oven was unearthed, Taura started crafting his own dinnerware to connect with the hotel’s roots.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
At the request of WWD, Balenciaga’s current archive team unearthed a yellowed page from that order book for the spring 1966 season, her saleswoman Mademoiselle Margot detailing dresses, pants, coats and suits at prices ranging from 1,500 to 11,000 French francs.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Along the way, people lined sidewalks to wave American flags and quietly salute the motorcade carrying the soldiers’ remains, which had been unexpectedly unearthed at a construction site in 2019.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
On Tuesday, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department confirmed that Scott's remains were positively identified after being unearthed in Miami a week ago.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Located a two-hour drive from Little Rock, this unique Arkansas state park is where, in 1924, the largest diamond found in the United States was unearthed, at a whopping 40 carats.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
But this is the first time archaeologists have actually unearthed a midden with evidence that people added to it regularly for so many generations.
—ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
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Her remains were exhumed in 2008 to obtain DNA information, which is what eventually led to her identification, according to Sammarco.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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The eight-part series, led by Charlie Hunnam, tapped into the serial killer who killed at least two women and exhumed several bodies for his heinous purposes in the 1950s.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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