crematorium
Americannoun
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crematoriums,
plural
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crematoria
plural
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
"I've got a funeral plan at home that states that I am to go with my daughter, and the crematorium have told me no," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
It said that the crematorium had always "sought to respect and honour" individual family wishes and it understood how meaningful it could be to have a loved one remembered in a particular place.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
One crematorium sued Metz over his description of the study as “accompanying research,” arguing that the researchers hadn’t been present throughout the 40-day process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Garbage from the city and ash from a nearby crematorium floated past on the water’s surface.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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
By the end of 1942 there were four separate gas chambers and crematoria.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 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
Having recourse to spots where four roads meet, or crematoria, or hills and mountains, or forests and trees, they build their habitations there.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
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
The move in December to end mass testing and quarantines led to a sharp rise in cases, with some hospitals and crematoriums overwhelmed with victims.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 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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