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Recent Examples of exhumed
AaronP / Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images That was until 2018, when the DPAA exhumed the rest of the bodies from the USS California from Punchbowl, all unidentified, for further analysis, the group said.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Investigators also discovered human remains and organs in the home, many of which were collected from corpses exhumed from local graves.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
In many municipal cemeteries, bodies are exhumed in order to make room for more.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the bodies Katz exhumed was that of May Bookstaver, Stein’s first great love.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
As a result, Telfair’s body was exhumed and an autopsy showed he was murdered — shot in the head.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Gein was a notorious murderer in the 1950s who not only went on a killing spree but also exhumed graves to use human remains to craft household items and clothing.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Last year, investigators exhumed Pauline Pusser’s body for an autopsy.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The scientist noted in his journal at the time that the skulls were not exhumed and had been freely given.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Investigators also discovered human remains and organs in the home, many of which were collected from corpses exhumed from local graves.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
In many municipal cemeteries, bodies are exhumed in order to make room for more.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
One of the bodies Katz exhumed was that of May Bookstaver, Stein’s first great love.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
As a result, Telfair’s body was exhumed and an autopsy showed he was murdered — shot in the head.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Gein was a notorious murderer in the 1950s who not only went on a killing spree but also exhumed graves to use human remains to craft household items and clothing.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Last year, investigators exhumed Pauline Pusser’s body for an autopsy.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The scientist noted in his journal at the time that the skulls were not exhumed and had been freely given.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhumed
unearthed
Verb
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Researchers unearthed these findings after poring over thousands of school board policies across more than 400 school districts statewide.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a historic royal palace from a Polish river, shedding light on a violent part of the country's history.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Exhumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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