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Recent Examples of disinter
Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, introduced a bill on Tuesday to disinter a veteran's remains from a military cemetery.
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Some reports claimed remains housed there had been disinterred.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The remains were disinterred and transferred to a laboratory, where 35 sets of remains were identified.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the remains were disinterred and sent to the DPAA laboratory for identification.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
Some reports claimed remains housed there had been disinterred.
—Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The remains were disinterred and transferred to a laboratory, where 35 sets of remains were identified.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinter
unearth
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In April, a University of Pennsylvania professor spoke with Fox News Digital about unearthing the tomb of an unknown pharaoh near Abydos.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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In Xianyang, China, on the banks of the Weihe River, the remains of ancient homes have been unearthed for the first time in thousands of years.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2025
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“Disinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinter. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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