unearthed; unearthing; unearths
1
: to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
unearth treasure
unearth an old photo album
2
: to make known or public : bring to light
unearth a scandal
Examples of unearth in a Sentence
An old document was unearthed from the files.
They unearthed evidence that he had accepted bribes.
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Workers unearthed some medieval ruins — and confirmed a longstanding theory.
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far back as 50 million years.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
By repeating the same simple actions over and over (think dig, dig, build, build, attack wolf, attack wolf, dig, dig, etc.), Mojang Studios unearthed an endless world through simple play.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
And the fledgling new state needs help clearing mines, unearthing mass graves and collecting evidence for war crimes investigations.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Well, a team of scientists unearthed ancient footprints that offer insight into how various prehistoric animals lived as far back as 50 million years.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
By repeating the same simple actions over and over (think dig, dig, build, build, attack wolf, attack wolf, dig, dig, etc.), Mojang Studios unearthed an endless world through simple play.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
And the fledgling new state needs help clearing mines, unearthing mass graves and collecting evidence for war crimes investigations.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Unearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unearth. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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