cried off

verb

past tense of cry off
as in canceled
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 Synonyms for cried off
  1. canceled
  2. abandoned
  3. scrapped
  4. revoked
  5. aborted
  6. called off
  7. repealed
Verb
  • At the discretion of the Chief of Police, tonight's concert has been canceled due to an active local safety concern.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • According to the Boise Airport’s website, many flights were canceled for the day.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of canceled
Verb
  • The Broncos did not explain why the deal was abandoned, but the trade was pending the results of a physical.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Because indeed, today, the world has once again abandoned this country to its fate.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of abandoned
Verb
  • According to FlightAware, Delta has canceled 11% of its Saturday flights nationwide, while JetBlue scrapped 40% of departures.
    — Chase Jordan Updated November 13, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026
  • But that was scrapped after Barcelo spotted a better deal in solar, where there were only a few domestic manufacturers at a moment when demand was exploding and Chinese firms, who could see a US crackdown coming, were looking to pull up stakes.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of scrapped
Verb
  • Officials had already revoked its print and online publishing licenses, and now the newspaper was being evicted from its offices, too.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 11 Nov. 2026
  • His parole was revoked in December 2009, but he was released again in June 2010.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of revoked
Verb
  • The first trial in Fort Worth was aborted because of jury misconduct.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
  • At a Cunningham rally in Minnesota earlier this year, a pro-trans counterprotester told her that she should have been aborted.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of aborted
Verb
  • The Chargers’ only move at the NFL trade deadline has been called off.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Woodward then suggested the hearing should be called off entirely and let the Justice Department pursue its own internal investigation.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of called off
Verb
  • Initiative 645 would have repealed the tax and prohibited future state and local taxes on individual income.
    — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
  • California voters rejected a ballot measure in 2016 that would have repealed the death penalty in the state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of repealed
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