cremate

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Recent Examples of cremate That means the bodies weren’t treated or stored properly, with the funeral home failing to embalm, refrigerate, cremate, bury or entomb the remains within 24 hours of taking custody, according to the suspension documents. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 Professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan was supposed to be cremated but was instead laid to rest earlier this week. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Although the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center reports Hogan was approved to be cremated, eight pallbearers carried a casket into the church. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 Senate Bill 1793 creates a religious exemption to allow cremated remains to be scattered in Illinois rivers beginning Jan. 1. Greg Bishop, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cremate
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Verb
  • Furthermore, a significant portion of plastic waste is incinerated, resulting in the emission of 850 million tons of greenhouse gases.
    Miguel A. Torres, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Even if you are incinerated, your teeth will remain there.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fire tore through affluent coastal neighborhoods, leveling mansions with sweeping ocean views and reducing schools, businesses and churches to ash.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Mark Grace is smoking Winstons on the field and ashing into a cup.
    Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That ignited a small brouhaha on the field as other players got involved.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The co-creators say the show aims to ignite a confidence revolution, proving that the power of sisterhood can uplift, inspire, and rebuild from the inside out.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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