Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of exhumedFive-year-old Tina Carter waited patiently with her mother Diana in a long line to carefully print her first name on a timecapsule scroll to be exhumed in 2076.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 July 2026 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 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 Lee joins a growing list of celebrities both dead and still living, including Judy Garland, Burt Reynolds, Albert Einstein, Michael Caine and David Hasselhoff, who have been exhumed and reanimated through the dark magic of LLMs.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026 In 2022, authorities exhumed McBride’s body for additional DNA testing, a step New Jersey State Police said was critical to isolating an unknown male DNA profile from earlier evidence.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026 Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed.—ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026 Their investigation led to the victim's remains being exhumed.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026 But what was served up were stale, pale sketches that seemed to have been exhumed from some old codger’s book of gags from 19 bloody 50!—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhumed
unearthed
Verb
Last season’s Yulissa Escobar was dismissed after Redditors unearthed old videos of the event planner dropping the n-word on a podcast discussing an ex-boyfriend.
—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
These include an elite Viking Age burial site unearthed near Lisbjerg and engraved 9th century silver bangles, found in Elsted, that functioned as currency whose value was determined by the jewelry’s weight.