cremated

Definition of crematednext
past tense of cremate
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Verb
  • Sanitary waste—used hygiene products such as sanitary napkins and diapers—is incinerated or routed for recycling.
    Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
  • Private collections were incinerated.
    Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • That spark quickly ignited the brush, which then expanded into the Sandy Fire, according to Sgt.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
  • As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The Eaton Fire torched vehicles in driveways, leaving behind metal contamination.
    Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 14 May 2026
  • The Vikings torched the Packers in the 2022 season opener.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.
    Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
  • His new film Fatherland, like Cold War and Ida, is shot in a lustrous monochrome that turns shadows into punctuation marks and sunbeams into something holy, and that makes its performers, chief among them an incredible Sandra Hüller, look lit from within.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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“Cremated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremated. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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