unburied
adjective
un·bur·ied
ˌən-ˈber-ēd 
-ˈbe-rēd,
also -ˈbər-ēd
: not placed into the ground : not buried
an unburied corpse
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Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them.
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arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Residents speak of atrocities in one town Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The unburied soldier comes to him and his mother in their dreams, and there are moments throughout when Hoa remarks on how much her son resembles him.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Residents speak of atrocities in one town Residents of Baniyas, one of the towns worst hit by the violence, said bodies were strewn on the streets or left unburied in homes and on the roofs of buildings, and nobody was able to collect them.
—Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Conclusion: Agency Portals as Fragile as Cobwebs Despite Biden’s renunciation of the Trump project, many guidance documents remain unburied.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The unburied soldier comes to him and his mother in their dreams, and there are moments throughout when Hoa remarks on how much her son resembles him.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for unburied
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“Unburied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unburied. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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