unearth
verb (used with object)
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
are unearthing
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present progressiveof unearth.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In this video, mudlarks show how citizen archaeologists are unearthing London’s lost history in the mud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
I think a lot of times, people want to come into a space that is saying: We are unearthing a tragedy, a brutality against American children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2024
"We are unearthing little by little the thousand-year history of the capital."
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
While the circumstances of how this dinosaur was excavated are unclear, the companies that mine for these ancient bones say that the animals they are unearthing would not be found by the nonprofit sector.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
But what an old-world tragedy we are unearthing here!
From The Circular Study by Anna Katharine Green
