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cremate

[kree-meyt] / ˈkri meɪt /
VERB
burn
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Since then, he has admitted 67 offences, including failing to bury and cremate people, and giving out wrong ashes.

From BBC Jul. 29, 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

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

They happen when people die in poverty, alone or without relatives who can afford to cremate or bury them.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2025

It was hopelessly smelly and ruined; so I am going to cremate it and this is your splinter new one and a fresh pad and pillow.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene

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 Rowland, Helen

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

They cremated their dead, spoke the Germanic ancestors of Old English and were pagans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Twisha was cremated on Sunday after a second autopsy.

From BBC May 29, 2026

When I got home, Mom had already cremated him and scattered his ashes on the ocean she loved.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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

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

Officials also recommended sealing corpses in impermeable bags and cremating them within 24 hours.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2022

Many states permit only three ways of dealing with dead bodies: Burying them, cremating them, or donating them to science.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2019

The ground was frozen so hard that it was impossible to dig graves for the dead and preparation was made for cremating bodies.

From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by Nichols, James T. (James Thomas)




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