cremate
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The company would cremate the parts of his body that weren't used and return his ashes free of charge.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
I learned that in August 2023 from a mortician preparing to cremate my mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Those who opt to bury or cremate on their own pay a funeral home.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024
Before the 90-day waiting period is over, mortuaries are not allowed to embalm or cremate people without authorization from their next of kin, so the cooler is the only way to keep remains preserved.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024
These cremate their dead; they set apart a separate round house for the trophies of human heads, and in this the bachelors are expected to pass the nights.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
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