crematorium
Americannoun
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crematoriums,
plural
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crematoria
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noun
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Origin of crematorium
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There, his sister Neveah has been keeping the family crematorium business going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Speaking outside the crematorium, she said: "I buried my daughter's ashes here in 1989 on the understanding I could one day go in with her."
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
The crematorium would continue to offer new interments within other sections of the gardens and its team was available to support families in exploring options.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Around the same time, a crematorium sued the company over a brochure claiming the process was environmentally friendly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Wearing a dhoti and a saffron-colored scarf draped around his shoulders, the high-caste Hindu priest had accompanied us to the crematorium.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Mr. van Pelt describes the crematoria and the whiteprint as “a nadir in the history of architecture.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“When Amnon took the instrument apart, he discovered ashes inside that he could only assume to be fallout from the crematoria at Auschwitz.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
The crematoria, but also the other machines that were used, the textile machines, and the armor manufacturing they would do, and the footsteps of the people and the soil of the place.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2024
There are reports of hospitals and crematoria becoming overwhelmed.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2023
London thus has two crematoria within driving distance of its centre, and the Woking crematorium within easy reach of the south-west suburbs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
The deceased dogs were taken to multiple crematoriums and Oldoerp said he believed police were able to retrieve all of their bodies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2025
However, it is likely to be built at one of the crematoriums in Hull or the East Riding of Yorkshire.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
The Pishacha likes darkness and is typically said to be seen at crossroads, cemeteries, crematoriums and other locations that harbor the spirits of the dead.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2023
Reports of overwhelmed crematoriums around the country suggest excess mortality is at a high level.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2023
They live also in caves and crematoriums, mountains and springs.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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