cremate

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Recent Examples of cremate The lawsuit by Ayelli’s parents included a screenshot of an email from a Holy Sepulchre crematory manager, which asked Ayelli’s parents to sign off on paperwork allowing the funeral home to cremate the body themselves. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025 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 The documents also confirmed that an autopsy was not performed and that Blackstock was cremated. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025 His remains have been cremated, the medical examiner’s report said. Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cremate
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Verb
  • Every year in the United States, about five million cattle hides are either incinerated or dumped.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • No, the Giants will not incinerate their charming ballpark on the shores of McCovey Cove.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Nineteen people were killed, and more than 4,400 homes were reduced to ash and toxic rubble.
    Jill Cowan, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel needs to incapacitate Hamas in the city to avoid a repeat of the October 7 attack that ignited the war.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The effort sparked the offense and ignited the home crowd.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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