exhume
verb
ex·hume
ig-ˈzüm 
igz-ˈyüm,
iks-ˈ(h)yüm
exhumed; exhuming
1
: disinter
exhume a body
2
: to bring back from neglect or obscurity
exhumed a great deal of information from the archives
Examples of exhume in a Sentence
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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When Leah allows Athena to exhume her son’s grave, however, the truth comes out — there’s no body in the casket because there was nothing left to bury after the fire, a fact that Leah’s brother and husband apparently chose to keep from her.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Decades later, the remains were exhumed when the case was reopened in July 2023, deputies said.
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The remains were exhumed in September 2023 and transferred to the DPAA laboratory.
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Meanwhile, Atkinson’s first head coaching gig was exhuming the Brooklyn Nets from the bottom of the East River.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 May 2025
Decades later, the remains were exhumed when the case was reopened in July 2023, deputies said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The remains were exhumed in September 2023 and transferred to the DPAA laboratory.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Atkinson’s first head coaching gig was exhuming the Brooklyn Nets from the bottom of the East River.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhume
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“Exhume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhume. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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exhume
transitive verb
ex·hume
igz-ˈ(y)üm
iks-ˈ(h)yüm
iks-ˈ(h)yüm
exhumed; exhuming
: disinter
the body was exhumed for an autopsy
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