exhume
verb (used with object)
to dig (something buried, especially a dead body) out of the earth; disinter.
have been exhuming
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present perfect progressiveof exhume.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Police have been exhuming bodies at a ranch owned by Mackenzie, where he moved in 2019 after closing his church in Malindi.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
