as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
Pino was cremated following an open-casket viewing and wake late last month.
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Following her nose to a funeral where Arthur has managed to convince the dithering family to cremate rather than go with burial, Elsbeth has her most down-to-the-wire crime-proving moment yet.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The caregiver also had the man’s body cremated without informing his family, deputies said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
In bodycam footage from outside the actor’s home, Elizabeth requested that an officer cremate the couple’s deceased dog, Zinna, and bury the remains with Arakawa.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
Following her nose to a funeral where Arthur has managed to convince the dithering family to cremate rather than go with burial, Elsbeth has her most down-to-the-wire crime-proving moment yet.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The caregiver also had the man’s body cremated without informing his family, deputies said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
In bodycam footage from outside the actor’s home, Elizabeth requested that an officer cremate the couple’s deceased dog, Zinna, and bury the remains with Arakawa.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
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The issue became a priority after 2020 and 2021 when wildfires in Boulder, Grand and Larimer counties incinerated billions of dollars worth of property.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 May 2025
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The notes taken during the conclave are supposed to be burned with the paper ballots, which are incinerated up to twice a day.—
Maria Pasquini,
People.com,
7 May 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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Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2025
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This ignited a profoundly personal and heated rivalry between the former best friends.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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