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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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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

She visited a crematory and a crowded hospital, where rolling beds lined the hallway.

From New York Times • May 13, 2024

Then last year, the business was slapped with a $21,000 judgement for not paying for “a couple hundred cremations,” according to public records and Lisa Epps, attorney for the crematory Wilbert Funeral Services.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 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

“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