cremates

Definition of crematesnext
present tense third-person singular of cremate

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Verb
  • In Death by Lightning, his performance as Charles Guiteau incinerates any attempt to categorize the presidential assassin.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • No, the King of the Monsters unleashes his fiery breath on the man and incinerates him instead.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This time, his Bride (Buckley) not only comes alive, but also ignites a cultural revolution as the outlaw lovers embark on a cross-country crime spree.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Under California law, most of those payments, as well as the lawsuit settlements, are expected to be covered by a state wildfire fund that lawmakers created to shield the three biggest for-profit utilities from bankruptcy if their equipment ignites a catastrophic fire.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Cremates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremates. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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