as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
The lawsuit by Ayelli’s parents included a screenshot of an email from a Holy Sepulchre crematory manager, which asked Ayelli’s parents to sign off on paperwork allowing the funeral home to cremate the body themselves.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
That means the bodies weren’t treated or stored properly, with the funeral home failing to embalm, refrigerate, cremate, bury or entomb the remains within 24 hours of taking custody, according to the suspension documents.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan was supposed to be cremated but was instead laid to rest earlier this week.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Although the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center reports Hogan was approved to be cremated, eight pallbearers carried a casket into the church.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
That means the bodies weren’t treated or stored properly, with the funeral home failing to embalm, refrigerate, cremate, bury or entomb the remains within 24 hours of taking custody, according to the suspension documents.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan was supposed to be cremated but was instead laid to rest earlier this week.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Although the Pinellas County Forensic Science Center reports Hogan was approved to be cremated, eight pallbearers carried a casket into the church.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
Verb
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Even if you are incinerated, your teeth will remain there.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The choice to incinerate them is unjustifiable and undermines efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Mark Grace is smoking Winstons on the field and ashing into a cup.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Waltman hand-carves each of her patterns and uses slip and ash glaze to add contrasting tones.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For every mention of the Chicago Bulls’ trek toward toughness, of their hopes to stiffen the chests in the building and ignite a defensive revamp, Okoro has been the footnote.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tkachuk has been the spark that has ignited Florida to three consecutive Cup Final runs with his emotional intelligence and clutch performance when the stakes rise.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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