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Recent Examples of unearthed
This remarkable find was unearthed at the earliest military camp discovered in the area, which holds national significance due to its Roman remains.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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
The suit unearthed inflammatory text messages Phelps sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
He’s unearthed some of the underground’s most precocious beatmakers (Patrick Garza, 406ahmad, R8) and shapeshifted 2010s radio hits into slimy, head-thumping bangers.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The Leicester Police Department posted about the recovery on Facebook, sharing that the Rabbit pickup was unearthed on Monday, April 13.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ceded to censorship requests issued by the Chinese firm that prints the institution’s exhibition catalogues, according to a new report from The Guardian, who unearthed the information via FOIA requests.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
As Deep as the Grave centers on real-life archaeologists Ann (Lawrie) and Earl Morris (Felton), who unearthed remains of the Ancestral Puebloans in the 1920s.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The Royal Tenenbaums feels vintage in the best way, like something unearthed from our collective consciousness.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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
The suit unearthed inflammatory text messages Phelps sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
He’s unearthed some of the underground’s most precocious beatmakers (Patrick Garza, 406ahmad, R8) and shapeshifted 2010s radio hits into slimy, head-thumping bangers.
—Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
The Leicester Police Department posted about the recovery on Facebook, sharing that the Rabbit pickup was unearthed on Monday, April 13.
—Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ceded to censorship requests issued by the Chinese firm that prints the institution’s exhibition catalogues, according to a new report from The Guardian, who unearthed the information via FOIA requests.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
As Deep as the Grave centers on real-life archaeologists Ann (Lawrie) and Earl Morris (Felton), who unearthed remains of the Ancestral Puebloans in the 1920s.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
The Royal Tenenbaums feels vintage in the best way, like something unearthed from our collective consciousness.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthed
exhumed
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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
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Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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