Synonyms

After the police questioned him, the suspect eventually admitted to committing the 2001 robbery.

• allowed

• confessed

• welcomed

Scientists guessed that the Iceman might have been resting after a meal when enemies attacked him from behind.

• criticized

• infected

• assaulted

And indeed, a palo verde tree at the scene of the crime looked like a truck might have hit it.

• crashed into

• slapped

• punched

These mummies and artifacts were an extremely important archaeological discovery, but they did not answer many questions about the young pharaoh and his family.

• innovation

• find

• invention

The other seven mummies were unknown.

• foreign

• strange

• unidentified

Such a relationship was common in royal families in ancient Egypt, as it offered political advantages.

• improvements

• benefits

• pros