EXHUME Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

exhume

verb

ig-ˈzüm

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 That assumption proved to be unfounded six years later when the truth came to light and Mengele’s remains were exhumed for analysis by international experts. —

Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 First bodies exhumed from mass graves at Al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli siege Al-Shifa became a flashpoint in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and now lies in ruins following a 14-day Israeli siege in March. —

Helen Regan, CNN, 2 July 2024 Compelling us to search and exhume? The strongest sequences in Viet and Nam present new ways to understand this grisly inheritance. —

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Months later, his body was exhumed after the family called for an independent autopsy and funeral, but officials removed his body without family members present. —

Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exhume