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cremate

[kree-meyt] / ˈkri meɪt /
VERB
burn
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Besides the failure to cremate bodies placed in his care, it became apparent there were "much wider aspects" of Bush's offending, said Tams.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

He spent more than £9,000 on camping expenses in 2022, the same year he failed to cremate Jasmine Beverley's baby Sunny Beverley-Conlin, Ball said.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Patel family waited another month before they could cremate her remains, postponing Ashok's last rites so they could be done together.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Wellman, owner of Sorrento Valley Pet Cemetery, stepped in to offer to cremate the remaining bodies, and says Angel Paws’ operation was “disorganized and unprofessional.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

The worshippers of Varuna and Mitra in the Punjab did not cremate their dead like those who exalted the rival fire god Agni.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie

Not to worry, he said, promising to put his new cremates to work: “We’ll catch up next weekend.”

From Washington Post ● May 31, 2020

It’s July 29, 1981, when Patrick cremates his mother—the day, as it happens, that Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 22, 2018

Nowadays, if you die in Pierce County and you fall into two categories - both indigent and unclaimed - the county cremates your body and disposes of your remains.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2016

The administrator’s office cremates unidentified migrants instead of burying them — a switch that saves the county roughly $860 a person, said Rosie Blankenship, assistant public administrator for Imperial County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2016

A woman always embalms the corpse of a dead love; a man wisely cremates it, and plants a new love in the ashes.

From A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Helen Rowland

She was home alone and needed help lifting her beloved pet’s body into her car so she could take it to be cremated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

David Skoczulek, spokesman for 60 West - the facility where Smith lived in his final years - told the BBC that Smith passed away in his sleep there in June and was later cremated.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

In March, Chinese authorities banned entombing cremated remains in empty apartments, a practice that took off as mourners tried to dodge rising funeral costs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

Authorities were tipped off to the crimes after one of the dog owners told authorities that they received a message from the trainer saying their dog had died in its sleep and was cremated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

She was going to be cremated in two days, as soon as all the paperwork was complete.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

When the child died, it is alleged they initially thought of cremating the body in the back garden of their home before contacting a funeral director.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025

And when we’re dealing with a liminal state of pregnancy and loss, everything gets more complicated because you’re not burying or cremating a fully grown human.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2024

The family has also said Mexican authorities and funeral home representatives have repeatedly suggested cremating Blair’s remains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

Workers in New Delhi on Tuesday building new platforms for cremating bodies, as the coronavirus takes an increasing toll on the country.Credit...

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2021

This consists in killing and cremating all birds showing visible symptoms, moving the apparently healthy portion of the flock to new quarters and wiping the eggs with alcohol.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.




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