as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
When the parents sued the hospital and St. Julian, the couple said both parties tried to hide the fact that their baby was decapitated, discouraged them from having an autopsy performed and encouraged them to cremate their son’s body.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Wendt reportedly died peacefully in his sleep at his home, and cremated eight days later.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
During the first months of COVID, Green-Wood put ten caskets in the ground and cremated twenty bodies every day.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The legendary rapper was quickly cremated, which his mother was a proponent of, but Knight stated that Pac had different plans for his funeral.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Wendt reportedly died peacefully in his sleep at his home, and cremated eight days later.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
During the first months of COVID, Green-Wood put ten caskets in the ground and cremated twenty bodies every day.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
The legendary rapper was quickly cremated, which his mother was a proponent of, but Knight stated that Pac had different plans for his funeral.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
Verb
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Much of that waste is incinerated or ends up in a landfill, with only 2 percent of post-consumer textiles in Europe diverted to fiber-to-fiber recycling.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
28 May 2025
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Nearby cars were incinerated and almost 300 other buildings were damaged or destroyed.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.—
Santina Contreras,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Making firewood.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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In an oxygen-rich environment, the fire will ignite more readily, spread more rapidly and burn at higher temperatures.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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The cover, in which Carpenter is seen kneeling on the ground, one hand extended toward a figure in a suit who’s grabbing her hair, ignited debates online about whether the photo signified female empowerment or empowered the male gaze.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
23 July 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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