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crematory

[kree-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, krem-uh-] / ˈkri məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈkrɛm ə- /


NOUN
morgue
Synonyms
NOUN
mortuary
Synonyms


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At the only public cemetery in Caracas, the two crematory ovens have been working at full capacity.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Many of the pacemakers come from Implant Recycling, LLC, a Michigan environmental and recycling company that services the crematory and cemetery industries.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2024

“We live in a death-denying society,” says Melinda Ramos, a licensed embalmer, funeral director and crematory manager in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

All list a crematory owned by Wilbert Funeral Services, but the deaths came at least five months after the company stopped doing cremations for the financially troubled Return to Nature Funeral Home last November.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

“In fact,” he said, “the general plan of the furnace was not unlike that of a crematory for dead bodies, and with the provision already described there would be absolutely no odor from the furnace.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

We do not see — as we do in the film “The Zone of Interest,” which features some of the same characters and locations — smoke from crematories or glowing evil light at night.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2024

Cases: Bloomberg reports that crematories in China are overflowing as people die of Covid.

From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

Meanwhile, a recent surge in COVID-19 deaths in South Korea has strained crematories and funeral homes leaving families struggling with funeral arrangements.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022

"We've discussed ways to reinforce the crematories to reduce public inconvenience," health ministry official Son Young-rae said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 23, 2022

I think it was during our sixth week in Galveston, when, happening to pass one of these primitive crematories, I stopped to interview the man in charge.

From A Story of the Red Cross Glimpses of Field Work by Clara Barton




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