as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
She was cremated, and her ashes were eventually scattered into the Aegean Sea, which was, according to the museum, her last wish.
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Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
According to the county certificate, Lynch was cremated and his remains were buried Jan. 22 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Rivero understood his son’s trepidation, having experienced the trauma of cremating his own father nearly 20 years earlier.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The Health Science Center’s contracts with Dallas and Tarrant counties — which supplied it with unclaimed bodies — stipulated that human remains were to be cremated when the program was finished with them.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
According to the county certificate, Lynch was cremated and his remains were buried Jan. 22 at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Rivero understood his son’s trepidation, having experienced the trauma of cremating his own father nearly 20 years earlier.
—Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The Health Science Center’s contracts with Dallas and Tarrant counties — which supplied it with unclaimed bodies — stipulated that human remains were to be cremated when the program was finished with them.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
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If a plant does not meet the state’s quarantine regulations, it may be either returned to the person outside of California, surrendered to staff who safely discard or incinerate the violating plant at the station, or held until the person leaves California, Levy said.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
8 Feb. 2025
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In fact, fire is essential to the germination of its seeds so that if their viability expires and then a fire comes along and incinerates mature plants of this species, that could spell this species’ extinction in the area where the fire occurred.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
8 Feb. 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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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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The killing, which was captured on video by a bystander, ignited global protests against racial injustice, police brutality and saw a reemergence of the BLM movement.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Even sparks or embers carried by the wind can ignite nearby leaves or grass, triggering a fire that spreads rapidly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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