unearthed

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 Authentic personal brands are not created, they are unearthed. William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025 The relationship quickly unearthed something that disturbed him. Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025 Emma Nicholls Five trackways, including one nearly 500 ft (150 m) long, have been discovered – making this the UK's largest ever dinosaur footprint site to be unearthed. New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025 This remarkable find is one of the most intact Neanderthal skeletons ever unearthed. Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Read Next World 125-year-old structure with staircase, several hallways unearthed in India. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025 Over the years, however, some bones dating to before Columbus’ journey to the Americas have been unearthed in Europe with syphilis-causing bacteria or syphilis-looking lesions. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024 In other Ramses-centric news, an excavation in Egypt unearthed the upper half of an enormous statue of the pharaoh, which lines up perfectly with the lower section of a sculpture found nearby in 1930. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024 In England, experts unearthed eight stone balls fired from catapults during Henry III’s siege of Kenilworth Castle in 1266. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024

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“Unearthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthed. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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