as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
the unearthing of a prehistoric man who had been preserved in an Alpine glacier proved to be a great boon to science
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Recent Examples of unearthing
Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The trailer also teases the unearthing of Addams family secrets.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
While retrograde, there is a sense of reckoning with the past, with Pluto unearthing what (and who) truly carries power and influence in your social circles.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Norwegian director Joachim Trier, best known for his Oslo trilogy (including the Oscar-nominated The Worst Person in the World, also starring Reinsve), is remarkably adept at unearthing universal truths from hyperspecific characters.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
One researcher claimed authorities could have foiled the attack by unearthing connections between hijackers through public information in databases.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
After months of researching public records, unearthing decades-old war documents and interviewing people linked to the safe deposit boxes, the Tribune succeeded in 10 of the 11 cases on the treasurer’s public list — including that of Grabowski.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The most successful professionals operating in this world of corporate enabling functions are masters at unearthing information—connecting the dots between seemingly disparate events and concepts and finding relationships and risks that matter to the business.
—Laura Clayton McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In 2023, an engineering company dug a series of trenches and boreholes up to 16 feet deep, unearthing a jumble of waste, including tires, plastic bags, timber, polystyrene and canisters.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Inspectors went back to the factory in February and August 2018, unearthing more problems.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Rochana Redkar, Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Haematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, was excited to see the unearthing.
—Jennifer Hauser, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The trailer also teases the unearthing of Addams family secrets.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
Milan prosecutors had been investigating in Tod’s’ value chain since last year, unearthing labor abuse and poor working conditions at a handful of its subcontractors in the Lombardy and Marche regions.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
While retrograde, there is a sense of reckoning with the past, with Pluto unearthing what (and who) truly carries power and influence in your social circles.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The Norwegian director Joachim Trier, best known for his Oslo trilogy (including the Oscar-nominated The Worst Person in the World, also starring Reinsve), is remarkably adept at unearthing universal truths from hyperspecific characters.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
One researcher claimed authorities could have foiled the attack by unearthing connections between hijackers through public information in databases.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
After months of researching public records, unearthing decades-old war documents and interviewing people linked to the safe deposit boxes, the Tribune succeeded in 10 of the 11 cases on the treasurer’s public list — including that of Grabowski.
—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
The most successful professionals operating in this world of corporate enabling functions are masters at unearthing information—connecting the dots between seemingly disparate events and concepts and finding relationships and risks that matter to the business.
—Laura Clayton McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
In 2023, an engineering company dug a series of trenches and boreholes up to 16 feet deep, unearthing a jumble of waste, including tires, plastic bags, timber, polystyrene and canisters.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Inspectors went back to the factory in February and August 2018, unearthing more problems.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthing
Noun
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In addition to unlocking the maximum efficiency of energy grids and financial services, other opportunities are being explored in how quantum could optimize global shipping, and to help understand the complex chemical reactions that could lead to the discovery of new materials and medicines.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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The latest discovery came unexpectedly during observations of the quasar H1413+117, better known as the Cloverleaf.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gein admitted to exhuming the corpses and using the skin to recreate and become his mother, who died of a stroke in 1945.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The findings have been in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Turkish mill Maritaş will share updates on its local regenerative cotton project in the Harran Plain, including academic findings and scientific data.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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