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
  • But like the spark that ignites a giant bonfire, that battle was the beginning of something new.
    Sayantani DasGupta February 24, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Please avoid any activities that may cause a spark or a flame; any flame that ignites has the potential of spreading rapidly.
    Michael Autovino, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Cremates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremates. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.

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