as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
That wasn’t possible because Guillot Jr.’s remains had been cremated.
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Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Not sure what to make of the pile, Cassidy asked a co-worker, who said that it was obviously cremated human remains.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
No autopsy was performed and a death certificate obtained by PEOPLE showed that his remains, which appear to be in the possession of K.C., were cremated on Aug. 30.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
In the end, both Dahmer’s body and his brain were cremated, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Not sure what to make of the pile, Cassidy asked a co-worker, who said that it was obviously cremated human remains.
—The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
No autopsy was performed and a death certificate obtained by PEOPLE showed that his remains, which appear to be in the possession of K.C., were cremated on Aug. 30.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
In the end, both Dahmer’s body and his brain were cremated, per the Los Angeles Times.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
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As Christmas trees were incinerated in a giant bonfire in Ogden Dunes, Daina Lattimer and her daughter Vaiva Lattimer, 11, watched.Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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The American Meteor Society has received at least 120 reports of the fireball created by the incinerating satellite.Eric Mack, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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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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Elsewhere in the Kardashian multiverse, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet went public with their relationship, kissing and cuddling in the VIP section with Chalamet ashing cigarettes into the crowd … have some more respect for both the artistry and Diana Ross’s lungs.Vulture, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2023
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Powerful winds have been largely to blame for turning wildfires that ignited last week into huge infernos that leveled whole neighborhoods around the city.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The company had been set to ignite the rocket during a three-hour launch window that opened Monday at 1 a.m. ET from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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