exhume

as in to unearth
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 exhume The remains of Tammy Daybell were exhumed in December 2019, an autopsy was performed and her cause of death was determined to be asphyxiation. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025 Detectives requested to exhume the remains found in Arches National Park, but before the request was granted detectives discovered the body’s DNA on file in NamUs that another local agency had entered years earlier, officials said. Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 21 Mar. 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 With the Ponzi scheme charges resolved, law enforcement turned their attention to the death of Michael Cochran and exhumed the body. Steve Weisman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exhume

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“Exhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhume. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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