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
Verb
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The Sistine Chapel Signal: Smoke and Bells Ballots are incinerated after each voting session in a special stove in the Sistine Chapel.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Some plastic is incinerated to produce energy, but most of the rest ends up in landfills instead.—
Alex Jordan,
The Conversation,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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In the beginning, Salzer said the trio’s friendship spark was ignited by their love of their grandmother’s jewelry.—
Alexandra Pastore,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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Gold fund inflows hit three-year peaks in April as market interest in safe-haven assets ignited.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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