Meaning & use
unearthing
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Discovering something by digging it up from the ground, or by careful searching and investigation.
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Archaeologists spent months unearthing pottery fragments from the ancient settlement.
The journalist's unearthing of old financial records exposed the scandal.
A note on using this word
The present participle of 'unearth,' used literally for digging and figuratively for uncovering hidden facts.
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burying
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