exhumed

past tense of exhume
as in unearthed
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 exhumed 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

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“Exhumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumed. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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