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Recent Examples of unearthed
The Chief Financial Officer of Florida, Blaise Ingoglia, continues his dog and pony show around the state claiming to have unearthed shameful, excessive spending by counties and municipalities.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
And what might be a good omen has been unearthed during the building activity at Sojourner Place at Park.
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Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Roman history unearthed The size of the complex reflects the importance of Ulpia Noviomagus—the Roman city that once stood here—which is believed to have received its official status from Emperor Trajan around 100 AD.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
One image shows a medieval pottery fragment recovered during the excavation, one of several ceramics unearthed beneath Notre Dame.
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Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
David Greenberg, Rutgers University This doesn't mention the investigative and impeachment processes that unearthed what by 1974 had destroyed Nixon’s credibility.
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New York Times,
11 June 2026
Included in your stay are two beers from the lower-level brewery, a lofted kaleidoscope of a spot that brews Ringling Original, a light beer crafted from a secret recipe unearthed in the brewery’s floorboards.
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Midwest Living,
11 June 2026
Apparently, a construction worker in 2008 buried an Ortiz jersey in the concrete of the new Yankee Stadium, and the team found out and unearthed it.
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Ravi Gupta,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
And what might be a good omen has been unearthed during the building activity at Sojourner Place at Park.
—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Roman history unearthed The size of the complex reflects the importance of Ulpia Noviomagus—the Roman city that once stood here—which is believed to have received its official status from Emperor Trajan around 100 AD.
—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
His remains were unearthed in 2022, along with 13 others, as archeologists were working to preserve shallow battlefield graves from erosion and relic hunters.
—
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
One image shows a medieval pottery fragment recovered during the excavation, one of several ceramics unearthed beneath Notre Dame.
—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
David Greenberg, Rutgers University This doesn't mention the investigative and impeachment processes that unearthed what by 1974 had destroyed Nixon’s credibility.
—
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Included in your stay are two beers from the lower-level brewery, a lofted kaleidoscope of a spot that brews Ringling Original, a light beer crafted from a secret recipe unearthed in the brewery’s floorboards.
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Midwest Living,
11 June 2026
Apparently, a construction worker in 2008 buried an Ortiz jersey in the concrete of the new Yankee Stadium, and the team found out and unearthed it.
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Ravi Gupta,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
Verb
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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.
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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.
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