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.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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
Tamika, keep it in, don’t cry off your lashes, girl.
—Niema Jordan, Essence, 17 May 2022
Here are 11 waterproof eyeliners that not even a level 100 Cancer could cry off.
—Allure, 20 June 2019
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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
Tamika, keep it in, don’t cry off your lashes, girl.
—Niema Jordan, Essence, 17 May 2022
Here are 11 waterproof eyeliners that not even a level 100 Cancer could cry off.
—Allure, 20 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry off
Verb
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Concerns about his takeover of traditionally nonpolitical celebrations have led some states to decline participating in Washington events and some entertainers to cancel plans to perform at them.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Several pre-tournament warmup games were canceled.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Verb
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One of Wood’s earliest conversations with Reid centered on abandoning the heeled footwear that helped define earlier versions of the character.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Jessie is thrilled, but her enthusiasm is crushingly fleeting, as Emily abandons Jessie with other items in a donation box on the side of the road.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Commissioners are being asked to scrap that layer of protection.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Washington and Tehran are working to get technical talks back on track after a postponement that saw US Vice President JD Vance scrap his trip to Switzerland for negotiations.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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Valentin, whose license was already revoked in New York at the time, fled the scene to New Jersey.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
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Iran's training base was relocated from Tucson, Arizona, to Tijuana, Mexico, and the team's ticket allocation was revoked days before the tournament began.—
Olivia Shalhoup,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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According to Israeli and American reports, over the past week, the president forced Israel to abort imminent retaliatory strikes on Iran and demanded that the country restrict its response to Hezbollah fire from Lebanon that has pummeled the Israeli north.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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Saturday’s sprint race turned messy when Hulkenberg’s car suffered a mechanical failure on the formation lap, forcing him to abort the session.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
11 June 2026
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More recent land news Republicans have introduced an amendment to a federal wildfire bill that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting certain national forest lands from logging and roadbuilding, reports Brooke Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Cry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20off. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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