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cremate

[kree-meyt] / ˈkri meɪt /
VERB
burn
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Those who opt to bury or cremate on their own pay a funeral home.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024

"I've paid £130 to cremate someone else's cat," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

She has since ended the contract, she said, and We Care has retrieved the ashes for all the pets it hired her to cremate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2024

When Cheryl Irvin’s 72-year-old husband died at their home near Vancouver from a heart attack Feb. 25, she expected to obtain his death certificate, cremate him and hold a memorial within a week.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

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




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