cremated

Definition of crematednext
past tense of cremate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremated
Verb
  • Children have been incinerated.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Solar recycling innovation Global plastic production exceeds 400 million tonnes annually, yet only about 18 percent is recycled, leaving the majority to be incinerated, landfilled, or released into natural ecosystems.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Colorado got back into the game and ignited the crowd with a pair of goals over a four-minute span, as Rafael Navarro and Darren Yapi slipped behind Miami’s defense, which looked disorganized and vulnerable in those moments.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
  • New surveillance video from inside a Brooklyn liquor store shows another angle of the rough mistaken identity arrest that ignited a firestorm of criticism, offering a different angle as one of the detectives appears to stomp the prone suspect.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 polling sites were torched.
    Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Apr. 2026
  • But starter Noah Cameron struggled following a three-hour rain delay as he was torched for five runs in 5 1/3 innings, and the White Sox hit a pair of two-run homers.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But a heated argument coming from a house in Lee’s neighborhood became the next spark that lit a narrative fuse.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Tyrese Haliburton, the Indiana Pacers star point guard who lit last year’s NBA Playoffs on fire, is headed to Hollywood — but not via some sort of trade to the Los Angeles Lakers or Clippers.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Cremated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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