exhumes

present tense third-person singular of exhume
as in unearths
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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“Exhumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhumes. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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