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unearth
[ uhn-urth ]
verb (used with object)
- to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc.:
The lawyer unearthed new evidence.
unearth
/ ʌˈɜːθ /
verb
- to dig up out of the earth
- to reveal or discover, esp by exhaustive searching
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The women’s reexamination of their complex dad’s demons and flaws, vis-à-vis these unearthed creations, proves illuminating and poignant.
Whenever he discovers some pretty little thing, the frame momentarily transforms into a commercial for excess, with a gleaming image of his unearthed treasure floating onscreen as a heavenly glissando tinkles in the background.
Operation Blue Sword, which began in early 2020, unearthed the distribution of controlled drugs across England, Wales and Scotland.
In January, for example, researchers found corals, sponges and even giant sea spiders some 750 feet under the waves — all suddenly unearthed when a glacier broke free during a Schmidt Ocean Institute voyage.
As it happens, the entity’s claims to have unearthed fraud in Social Security and elsewhere have generally evaporated under scrutiny.
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