cremated

Definition of crematednext
past tense of cremate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremated
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Moore also said that the department’s handling of the Lachman Fire — a small New Year’s Day 2025 brush fire that ignited in the Pacific Palisades, eventually leading to the Palisades Fire — wasn't good enough, KNBC added.
    Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Investigators believe the fire started when a combine harvester in an agricultural field sent up some sort of sparks and ignited hay bales.
    Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The explosions caused secondary fires that torched neighborhoods, according to the suit.
    Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Jack Devine, Regents Earning this honor for the second straight year, Devine, a junior quarterback, torched opposing defenses, throwing for 3,491 yards and 55 TDs and running for 727 yards and 12 scores to pace an offense that averaged 50 ppg.
    Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The coming days will see the lunar disk forge a path through the constellation Virgo ahead of its third quarter phase on Jan 10, when its left half will be lit by direct sunlight as its right is veiled in inky shadow.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The 5-foot-wide trail is lit at night for evening adventures.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 4 Jan. 2026
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“Cremated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremated. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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