Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremated
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According to the Global Fashion Agenda, that is the equivalent of a garbage truck full of clothing being incinerated or sent to a landfill every second.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025 -
In the past decade, California’s most destructive fires incinerated more than fifty-seven thousand homes, commercial properties, and other structures.—
Ingfei Chen,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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Flames from the crash, shortly before sundown after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, ignited a string of fires in an industrial corridor adjacent to the airport, forcing authorities to halt flight operations through the night, officials said.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The texts ignited a scandal that drew bipartisan condemnation.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their acquittal sparked the Liberty City riots in 1980, which left 18 dead and swaths of the city torched.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Arizona transfer torched KU last year, shooting 7-for-11 from the field and dropping 19 points.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Shein’s opening — and the run-up to that — lit a firestorm in France.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Outside, Gray stopped and lit a cigarette while Rockett checked the bus schedule again.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Cremated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremated. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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