as in to incinerate
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Recent Examples of cremate
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.
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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
Miller’s body had been cremated by the Chapel of the Angels.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
It may be buried in the earth or sea, cremated, or otherwise returned to nature.
—Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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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
Miller’s body had been cremated by the Chapel of the Angels.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
It may be buried in the earth or sea, cremated, or otherwise returned to nature.
—Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremate
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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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Let your pizza sit for a few seconds too long, and the flames will take the dough from lightly singed to fully incinerated.Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 6 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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The race between Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has ignited a flurry of arguments on social media and sports talk shows in recent weeks.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Author Barbara Taylor Bradford ignited our brains with steamy tails of love and betrayal in dozens of bestselling novels.Lee Cowan, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremate. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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