cry off

verb

Definition of cry offnext
as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to) their film deal had been abruptly cried off, and now the filmmakers were back to square one

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Recent Examples of cry off In the clip, Paul threw a metal chair that appeared to hit her child, who was heard crying off camera. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 People were crying off-camera a lot. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026 Here are 9 waterproof eyeliner that not even a level 100 Cancer would not cry off. — Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024 Hoda Kotb's Today show departure announcement is causing a lot of tears from her colleagues, including Savannah Guthrie who cried off her glam! — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 How can the guys and gals do all this without crying off their makeup, or busting a seam on one of their tight-fitting getups? — oregonlive, 24 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry off
  1. cancel
  2. abandon
  3. scrap
  4. revoke
  5. abort
  6. repeal
Verb
  • One person was killed in a strike on Riyadh airport, a Saudia Airlines plane was reportedly in flames, and hundreds of flights have been canceled.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • To try to ease tensions during loud stretches of construction, Zuckerberg’s staff handed out gifts like noise-canceling headphones.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cancel
Verb
  • Industry analysts note that abandoning the export ban reflects recognition that such restrictions could prove counterproductive.
    — , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, in the 7th century, this all vanished; the temples were abandoned and later looted, and Kea never again revived its trade or harbor settlements.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • That’s why Democrats running for Senate seats in the midterm elections in such states as Maine, Minnesota, and Florida tout their support for scrapping the current health insurance system in favor of broad Medicare coverage.
    — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Lithuanian Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas said scrapping the restriction would bolster the country's resilience and remove a legal distinction between Lithuania and other EU and NATO countries.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of scrap
Verb
  • According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Proposals that would reform Section 230 range from adding exceptions for extreme cases to revoking immunity for social media companies altogether.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of revoke
Verb
  • As in the West and Kelley cases, agreements may also specify when the surrogate could be asked to abort or, if pregnant with multiple fetuses, selectively terminate.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Dozens of passengers and crew on the flight that aborted after the man jumped the airport’s perimeter fence in May are suing the airport, the city and two related companies for negligence and wrongful death.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of abort
Verb
  • On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.
    — Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some in the Legislature have tried to repeal that tax credit in recent years.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of repeal

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“Cry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20off. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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