cry off

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Recent Examples of cry off 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
  • In the last few years, Beyoncé, Pink, and Noah Kahan, among others, have had concerts canceled or delayed by extreme lightning, rain, or wildfire smoke.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • On social media, Marquette announced that all athletic events for the weekend would be canceled, and a special mass for the school community was held on Saturday afternoon.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Needless to say, progressive Democrats did not respond to those companies’ overtures by abandoning Trader Joe’s and prosecco to guzzle Buds at Wally World.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Vietnam's move to scrap its de facto two-child policy in June was fueled by mounting government concerns as leaders look to avoid severe long-term consequences.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Spirit’s plan to launch service in Macon, Georgia, in mid-October also has been scrapped.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After recently being told by the state officials that her personalized license plate was revoked because it is not classified as free speech, a Tennessee woman is appealing the decision to the United States Supreme Court.
    Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
  • South Korean memory chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung also had their VEU privileges revoked on Friday, according to a statement on the Federal Register.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Joe Biden aborted his re-election bid last year after a public meltdown on a debate stage.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Under the president’s new blueprints for NASA, the agency looks set to depend on Elon Musk’s outfit to loft future Moon explorers aboard the SpaceX Starship from the Kennedy Space Center as SLS flights are aborted.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This June, the House voted to repeal laws that allowed noncitizens to vote in local elections and that barred the police union from negotiating on disciplinary measures against officers.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • On Friday, Democrats called for a special legislative session to repeal the tax credit program, often referred to as school vouchers.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Cry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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