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 Between June and November 2015, those remains were again exhumed and analyzed at the DPAA's laboratory. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024 The 831 were exhumed to make room for the construction of Froedtert's Center for Advanced Care. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024 Two years ago, Mahoney’s remains were exhumed from the cemetery as DPAA historians began doing in-depth research into soldiers who went missing in the area, believing the remains, known then as Unknown X-6379, could be Mahoney’s. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024 The child’s body was exhumed on Jan. 8, a day after the welfare check. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 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 28 Jan. 2025.

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