as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
Lee said the remains of dead North Korean soldiers were cremated in Kursk before being shipped back home.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Of Père-Lachaise's 3,000 new occupants per year, nearly 2,000 are cremated in the cemetery's crematorium.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Within two days, Stacy’s body was cremated, and Joshua filed a claim for her $250,000 life insurance policy.
Tipped off by Stacy’s mother, Suzie Robinson, that Joshua was having a relationship with a coworker, insurance investigators launched a probe into Stacy’s death.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pino was cremated following an open-casket viewing and wake late last month.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Of Père-Lachaise's 3,000 new occupants per year, nearly 2,000 are cremated in the cemetery's crematorium.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Within two days, Stacy’s body was cremated, and Joshua filed a claim for her $250,000 life insurance policy.
Tipped off by Stacy’s mother, Suzie Robinson, that Joshua was having a relationship with a coworker, insurance investigators launched a probe into Stacy’s death.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pino was cremated following an open-casket viewing and wake late last month.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
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Soil treated with fungi, however, can be removed and incinerated or repurposed much more cheaply.—
Lauren Oster,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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Only 15% gets recycled; 17% is incinerated; and over 22% is littered directly into ecosystems.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 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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Floyd’s death ignited widespread protests around the world, lasting for weeks in 2020.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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Mercury in Gemini is igniting your fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations, encouraging conversations around personal matters, home improvements or your living situation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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