as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
The parents went to Stewart Funeral Services to have their son cremated and have a funeral for him.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
Ferrell, who contended that their father wanted to be cremated, ultimately agreed to a settlement, reportedly after exhausting nearly $100,000 in legal fees and running out of funds to continue the fight.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 July 2025
Elysium Space also contracted to have cremated human remains and DNA of clients placed aboard the lunar lander.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 June 2025
All of the bodies, including those cremated, were recovered.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025
Ferrell, who contended that their father wanted to be cremated, ultimately agreed to a settlement, reportedly after exhausting nearly $100,000 in legal fees and running out of funds to continue the fight.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 July 2025
Elysium Space also contracted to have cremated human remains and DNA of clients placed aboard the lunar lander.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 June 2025
All of the bodies, including those cremated, were recovered.
—Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
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Only a tiny fraction of plastic is recycled, less than 10% globally, the rest ends up incinerated, in landfill, or choking the world’s rivers and oceans, killing marine life.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The initial blaze incinerated two unoccupied RVs at the Pyramid Lake RV park.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires reduced more than 15,000 structures to ash in a matter of days.—
Santina Contreras,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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Other ways to reuse the tree include: Burning the wood to ash your garden. Making firewood.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
23 Dec. 2024
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The impact ignited a massive fire that engulfed the car and the house.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The fire ignited last Friday and quickly grew to encompass thousands of acres.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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