Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cremating
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After last year’s Eaton fire tore through town, incinerating community infrastructure and scattering residents across the region, the importance of such places has grown dramatically — not only as centers of gathering, but as sites of refuge, planning and healing.—
Sam Lubell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Palm trees kept incinerating, and the fire seemed to be falling like rain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Brave Pullman porters carried the Chicago Defender with coverage of the funeral on trains headed south from Chicago, sparking outrage and igniting a movement.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers are considering a statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in the classroom, igniting a debate once again on the issue.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Atwood was firing back at would-be book-burners by torching an unburnable edition.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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That came just 24 days after Dennis Allen’s Saints were on the wrong end of a Nacua torching — 9-164-1 — an experience Allen was reminded of Thursday.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Even minor parks or embers might be carried into leaves or grass, kindling a fire that can swiftly expand.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Dec. 2025
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Refrain from kindling fires with debris or any other materials during an air quality alert.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Cremating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cremating. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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