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 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
  • Barca saved money on Joao Cancelo after he and Al Hilal cancelled his contract, but he’ll hardly be paid buttons.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Holiday events, parades and fireworks celebrations were canceled across parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic because of the extreme heat, USA TODAY previously reported.
    — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of cancel
Verb
  • To reach the quarterfinals in New York, Zheng had to accept her newfound station in tennis — not to abandon her confidence for the sake of humility, but to combine her natural self-belief with acceptance of her reality and a new perspective.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Masson credited the town’s surveillance cameras with capturing the fleeing pair abandoning at least one of the paintings and the city’s police force with a quick response.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of abandon
Verb
  • But for my money, few players bring a more impactful set of skills to a club scrapping to stay in the Premier League.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But Cargill, Michin and B-Fab have continuously been scrapping with Flair, Bliss and Paxley with Cargill and Flair seemingly fighting for the top contender spot to Chelsea Green’s women’s title.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrap
Verb
  • The Clippers, meanwhile, were hit with a $30 million fine, had five first-round draft picks revoked, saw Ballmer suspended for a year, and (in addition to Frank) longtime business president Gillian Zucker suspended for a year without pay.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Under state law, educators who abandon their contracts after a deadline of 45 calendar days before the start of school could be subject to penalties, including potentially having their teaching certification revoked for one year.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoke
Verb
  • The production of some vaccines involves growing viruses in human cell cultures from two fetuses aborted in the 1960s, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Teenage e-bikers on an Oakland County airport runway last week forced a pilot to abort his landing, taking the potential perils of e-bike misuse to a whole new level.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of abort
Verb
  • In 2025 DeSantis pushed lawmakers to repeal a 2014 law offering qualified undocumented immigrants entering universities in-state tuition rates.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That same month, the Pentagon moved to repeal the Stripes regulations that protected the outlet’s editorial independence.
    — Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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