CREMATE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

cremate

verb

Definition of cremate

as in to incinerate

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Recent Examples of cremate It was discovered that two of the dogs were cremated, and their cause of death was not revealed because they were cremated before authorities were alerted. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Investigators intercepted the bodies of nine of the dogs before they were cremated. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 June 2026 If relatives aren’t found, the body is cremated and the ashes are stored for three years. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2026 The coroner’s office added that Kelly is expected to be cremated and that her husband, John Marsh, was present when officials arrived at her home. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cremate

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The Food and Drug Administration recommends disposing of drugs by dropping them off at a take-back location or by mailing them using a prepaid envelope that is delivered to a facility where the drugs are incinerated.

— Sunny Linnebur, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
And this particular person, his name is Tom Swift, just happened to be in an elevator, wrong place, wrong time when the plane hit and the jet fuel from the plane went right down the elevator shaft and incinerated it.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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The James Madison transfer broke the deadlock against Maryland on a fourth-and-one near midfield, taking a direct snap 45 yards to the house and igniting scoring that seemingly never stopped.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Still, the perception that the food supply is riskier has been enough to ignite political rancor.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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