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Recent Examples of unearthed
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.
—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.
—Ravi Gupta, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Experts said the tooth was unearthed due to erosion, according to SWNS.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
But Platner's introduction on the political scene also unearthed a series of allegations and controversies.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 June 2026
And just as Vista’s Moonlight Stage Productions unearthed it for a 50th anniversary production in 2006, North Coast Repertory Theatre has brought it back for a fresh staging that opened Saturday night in Solana Beach.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Tellingly, none of those marks showed up on rhinoceros teeth from paleontological sites, where scientists had unearthed animal remains but no signs of human (of any sort) presence.
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Also unearthed were fragments of wall statues and terracotta molds, believed to have been used in coin crafting during the Roman period.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
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.
—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.
—Ravi Gupta, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
Experts said the tooth was unearthed due to erosion, according to SWNS.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
But Platner's introduction on the political scene also unearthed a series of allegations and controversies.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 June 2026
And just as Vista’s Moonlight Stage Productions unearthed it for a 50th anniversary production in 2006, North Coast Repertory Theatre has brought it back for a fresh staging that opened Saturday night in Solana Beach.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
Tellingly, none of those marks showed up on rhinoceros teeth from paleontological sites, where scientists had unearthed animal remains but no signs of human (of any sort) presence.
—ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
Also unearthed were fragments of wall statues and terracotta molds, believed to have been used in coin crafting during the Roman period.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
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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.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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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.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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