UNEARTHED Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

unearthed

verb

past tense of unearth

as in exhumed

to remove from place of burial unearthed a hoard of treasures from the Egyptian tomb

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Recent Examples of unearthed Levi’s and Wrangler jeans, once common enough, have become scarce, or when finally unearthed turn out to be damaged in some irreparable way. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 Blumenfield’s staff unearthed the 1936 law while researching public rights of way, said Kristine Cajulis, a communications deputy for the council member. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The research, Tinker added, unearthed some fascinating stories. — Stephen Silver, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Melissa dug into The Charlotte Observer archives and unearthed a gem from restaurant writer Helen Schwab, published May 8, 1992. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026 Earlier in 2026, experts in Utah used a Coravin device to extract a sample from a 150-year-old bottle of alcohol unearthed at a former mining town. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 Brady asked Messi about a 19-year-old photo that had been unearthed recently and went viral this week. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Officials finally directed her to a port facility that had been turned into an emergency morgue after countless bodies were unearthed from the rubble in the days following the earthquake. — Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Netflix Stares Down a Limited Emmys Future And eight more fascinating findings unearthed from the hundreds of 2026 Emmy nominations. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 17 July 2026

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exhumed

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Five-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

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