as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
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.
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
By the numbers: About two-thirds of baby boomers, for example, would prefer to have their remains cremated, compared to Gen Zers, who are more likely to want a traditional burial.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne’s family has not revealed whether or not his body will be buried or cremated yet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024
Waterman claimed the baby -- Valkyrie -- as her own and later took the baby's body to a funeral home to be cremated to conceal her crimes, Kelleher said.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
By the numbers: About two-thirds of baby boomers, for example, would prefer to have their remains cremated, compared to Gen Zers, who are more likely to want a traditional burial.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne’s family has not revealed whether or not his body will be buried or cremated yet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024
Waterman claimed the baby -- Valkyrie -- as her own and later took the baby's body to a funeral home to be cremated to conceal her crimes, Kelleher said.
—Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 16 Oct. 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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In an unconfirmed video posted to X, a plane can be seen coming for a landing at a snowy airport before impacting, igniting and rolling onto its starboard side.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The highly successful show has not only ignited the careers of newcomers but also inspired a revival for veteran actors.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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