Found
Found adjective - Come upon unexpectedly or after searching.
Unearthed
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Chekhov's Gun: The mask, supposedly found in the tomb of Nostradamus with a prophecy about "the coming of demons" after being unearthed.
Source: Film / Demoni -
Title Drop: "The Hand of Thrawn" is the only uncorrupted sentence found on one of the damaged Imperial datacards unearthed at the beginning of Specter of the Past.
Source: Literature / Hand of Thrawn -
In Jumanji, the eponymous board game is buried underground for decades until it is unearthed by a construction team and found by Alan.
Source: Sealed Evil in a Can
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Unearthed and Found. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/found/unearthed
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