EXHUMED Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

exhumed

verb

past tense of exhume

as in unearthed

to remove from place of burial the remains of John Paul Jones were exhumed in Paris and transported with great ceremony to the U.S. Naval Academy

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Recent Examples of exhumed Since April 2023, over 400 bodies have been exhumed from shallow graves believed to be linked to Mackenzie’s doomsday cult. — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kilifi County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities. — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 The cemetery where her family members are buried is one of eight in the flood zone that will have to be exhumed. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Investigators then exhumed the gravesite and compared the DNA to that on the skull and bones found in Sellers Park in 2011. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 Bodies identified after a mass burial could be exhumed and handed over to the families, officials say. — Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 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 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 Lee joins a growing list of celebrities both dead and still living, including Judy Garland, Burt Reynolds, Albert Einstein, Michael Caine and David Hasselhoff, who have been exhumed and reanimated through the dark magic of LLMs. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

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unearthed

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The findings build on an excavation that took place last year, when volunteers unearthed walls, building surfaces and artifacts linked to the former hospital.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Excavators unearthed the Soviet Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter aircraft from about 17 feet underground in the central Hungarian village of Törtel, which is located about 50 miles southeast of Budapest, museum officials said.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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