Unearthing

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something unearthed; a discovery.

    "This year’s unearthings were the Jesus Lizard, from Chicago, which hasn’t been on the road in 10 years, as well as Suicide, from New York City, and the Feelies, from New Jersey, two bands that have seldom performed in that time."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unearth form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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detectiondeterminationdisclosurediscoveryespialexcavation

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"This year’s unearthings were the Jesus Lizard, from Chicago, which hasn’t been on the road in 10 years, as well as Suicide, from New York City, and the Feelies, from New Jersey, two bands that have seldom performed in that time."

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