crematory
Americannoun
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crematories
plural
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a place, as a funeral establishment, at which cremation is done.
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a furnace for cremating.
adjective
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Origin of crematory
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At the only public cemetery in Caracas, the two crematory ovens have been working at full capacity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
“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
A second crematory, Roselawn Funeral Home in Pueblo, Colorado, was contacted by a family last week that had a 2021 death certificate from Return to Nature listing Roselawn as the crematory.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 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
We do not see — as we do in the film “The Zone of Interest,” which features some of the same characters and locations — smoke from crematories or glowing evil light at night.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2024
Return to Nature gave Wilson’s family and some others death certificates stating their loved ones’ remains had been handled by one of two crematories.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
The restriction was put into place two months ago, as the end of China’s “zero Covid” policy prompted a surge of Covid cases in the country — overwhelming hospitals, morgues and crematories.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The Seoul City government instructed crematories to burn more bodies per day as part of plans to support the funeral proceedings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Much of the refuse in the streets was burned outside at points designated as crematories.
From The Career of Leonard Wood by Sears, Joseph Hamblen
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