unearthing in English

verb

1

find (something) in the ground by digging.

Following last year's trench excavation at the site by Channel Four's Time Team, experts, students and local volunteers have returned to the grounds to unearth the remains of Sion Abbey.

synonyms: dig up, excavate, exhume, disinter, root out, unbury

verb

dig up, excavate, exhume, disinter, root out, unbury
discover, uncover, find, come across, stumble upon, hit on, bring to light, expose, turn up, hunt out
excavate

Use "unearthing" in a sentence

1. However, in the 1840’s, archaeologists began unearthing the palace of this king.

2. Unearthing the Bible: 101 Archaeological Discoveries That Bring the Bible to Life Titus M Kennedy

3. Since then, students, and even some faculty, have begun unearthing the English university’s unsavory legacies and Benefactions …

4. Unearthing Treasures in California’s Gold Country Discover historic towns, farm-to-fork dining, and boutique shopping in this gem-filled destination Outdoor Adventure

5. Balthasar for Thomists gives a panoramic view of Balthasar's thought and spirituality, unearthing many of his innumerable debts to Aquinas and providing context for their points of divergence

6. Botnets are used for multiple purposes: mining for bitcoins, unearthing private and financial information for fraud and ransomware attacks, as well as DDoS attacks on businesses and governments

7. While workers were unearthing the huge brick deposits, clay statuettes and seals inscribed in an unknown language turned up, but this did not cause a break in the all-important work of building the railroad.

8. Cyphers is a character drama about a group of individuals who discover unexplained phenomena, and how this unearthing affects their personal and professional lives. While searching for the catalyst to these appearances, they uncover treacherous organizations obsessed with controlling food and water supplies.