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January 17–18, 2023 Brian is charged with murder and disinterring a body without authority.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
At first, the remains of U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Forces personnel were interred in the Schofield Barracks Cemetery until the American Graves Registration Service disinterred the remains in August 1947.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
In June, Jeff Thiel’s remains were disinterred from a Waupaca County cemetery.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
Among its prominent displays is Houston Conwill’s The Joyful Mysteries, a set of time capsules that were buried in the adjacent lot in 1984 and disinterred during construction and brought indoors.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
At first, the remains of U.S. Army and U.S. Army Air Forces personnel were interred in the Schofield Barracks Cemetery until the American Graves Registration Service disinterred the remains in August 1947.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinter
unearth
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This remarkable find was unearthed at the earliest military camp discovered in the area, which holds national significance due to its Roman remains.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Set in contemporary London, Fuze unfolds after an unexploded World War II bomb is unearthed at a busy construction site, forcing a massive citywide evacuation.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinter. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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