EXHUME Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

exhume

verb

ig-ˈzüm

Definition of 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 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 Jonathan also led Memphis police to the site after they were granted a warrant to exhume the casket. — Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 May 2026 Graves lie empty, with large rectangular holes where the dead have been exhumed. — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exhume

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unearth

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The remains were unearthed from 324-million-year-old Late Mississippian deposits in the Tesnus Formation of western Texas.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
The extent of his former client list was unearthed through whispers and gossip.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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