cremated

past tense of cremate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremated
Verb
  • Every year in the United States, about five million cattle hides are either incinerated or dumped.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The space agency that revolutionized our view of the Universe through its flagship missions like Voyager, Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, and JWST is at risk of having nearly its entire mission portfolio incinerated.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Historic data In California, lightning strikes ignited 305 fires in 2024, as reported by NIFC, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dozens of blazes ignited from the storms.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The private homes of top Nepalese political leaders—including the nation's president—were torched by demonstrators who took to the streets in a stand against a social media ban.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Some even torched Gurung’s home early Tuesday.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aamir Quereshi imaged the moon moments before it was engulfed in Earth's shadow over Pakistan, with a razor-thin crescent lit by bright sunlight.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • During an interview at Variety‘s TIFF studio alongside the film’s director and co-writer, Hikari, the actor admitted that the rise of streaming has lit an extra fire under him to choose winning projects.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Cremated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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