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Recent Examples of unearthed
Tulane University anthropologist Daniella Santoro unearthed it in March while clearing undergrowth in her yard.
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Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The track has resurfaced into cultural conversation in recent years, after eagle-eyed social media users unearthed the mistake before the Reddit community, TikTok users, and meme creators gleefully dissected the scene.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Yes, several items from Gein's home were sold after his crimes were unearthed.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite a perfect record coming in, the Bills were not a perfect team — and the Patriots exposed many of their flaws and unearthed a couple more for the Bills to work on this week.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
This led to the investigation of Gein’s farm that unearthed his atrocities, including Worden’s body being decapitated, flayed, and hung in his shed.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
But Gant isn’t the only one with memories that could be unearthed on Friday evening.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Scientists unearthed the bones at the Lago Colhué Huapi rock formation in Patagonia, a region known for its glaciers, mountains and wildlife.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
It was unearthed from the UNESCO World Heritage area of Monte San Giorgio in Switzerland.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The track has resurfaced into cultural conversation in recent years, after eagle-eyed social media users unearthed the mistake before the Reddit community, TikTok users, and meme creators gleefully dissected the scene.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Yes, several items from Gein's home were sold after his crimes were unearthed.
—Jr Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite a perfect record coming in, the Bills were not a perfect team — and the Patriots exposed many of their flaws and unearthed a couple more for the Bills to work on this week.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
This led to the investigation of Gein’s farm that unearthed his atrocities, including Worden’s body being decapitated, flayed, and hung in his shed.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
But Gant isn’t the only one with memories that could be unearthed on Friday evening.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Scientists unearthed the bones at the Lago Colhué Huapi rock formation in Patagonia, a region known for its glaciers, mountains and wildlife.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
It was unearthed from the UNESCO World Heritage area of Monte San Giorgio in Switzerland.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
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AaronP / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images That was until 2018, when the DPAA exhumed the rest of the bodies from the USS California from Punchbowl, all unidentified, for further analysis, the group said.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
6 Oct. 2025
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Investigators also discovered human remains and organs in the home, many of which were collected from corpses exhumed from local graves.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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