as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
In 2022, a lawyer representing Christe Chen's parents said their daughter's body was so badly damaged that she couldn't be embalmed for return to the U.S. and her remains were cremated.
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
She was quickly cremated, and no autopsy was performed.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
McNaughton attempted to track down the origin of the ashes, but the only available information indicated that the pet had been cremated at Abbey Glen, a crematorium with locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
She was cremated, and her ashes were eventually scattered into the Aegean Sea, which was, according to the museum, her last wish.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
She was quickly cremated, and no autopsy was performed.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
McNaughton attempted to track down the origin of the ashes, but the only available information indicated that the pet had been cremated at Abbey Glen, a crematorium with locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
She was cremated, and her ashes were eventually scattered into the Aegean Sea, which was, according to the museum, her last wish.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
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The company made the statement on Thursday as SpaceX has been de-orbiting and retiring hundreds of older Starlink satellites by plunging them back into the Earth’s atmosphere, which should incinerate the hardware.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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Weeks after devastating fires incinerated large swaths of land in Los Angeles and left hundreds displaced, some of music's biggest names are stepping in to help.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 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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This is particularly the case in healthcare, where a singular experience ignites a passion to fix a very real problem.—
Mark Francis,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Officials said both fires were ignited by human activity and neither were contained as of Monday night.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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