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 So far, paleontologists have unearthed Cambrian coprolites from about 35 sites around the world, spanning a period from around 540 to 494 million years ago. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 Duff, on tour behind her fantastic new album Luck … or Something, unearthed the fan favorite, performing it for the first time since 2006. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 Across Mesoamerica, archaeologists had unearthed a preponderance of toad artifacts, including detailed depictions of the parotid glands (located at the top of the neck) in which toads produce their defense toxins. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 Sangster revealed that the pair unearthed their family ties while working on the 2003 holiday movie. — Ayana Herndon, InStyle, 30 July 2026 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 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

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However, police said after Joyce’s body was exhumed for an autopsy in 2015, officials ruled her death a homicide.

— Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
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

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