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What does "unearth" mean? Could you give me some examples as well?

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Rebecca

"Unearth" means to find something by digging it up from the ground. In this context, it means to "discover" or "find". Ex: When the school did the excavation for the building foundation, they unearthed some old artifacts! Ex: The scientists unearthed some dinosaur fossils recently. Ex: I wonder if we'll unearth any secrets in this journal. Ex: The group unearthed a clue! They knew where to go next.

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