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
  • The brand canceled the show indefinitely in 2019 amid controversy surrounding representation and inclusivity.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As well as finding comfort on arrival, Smith is determined that those who move on do not feel abandoned.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The novel can get busy—Taylor introduces each of Wyeth’s studio mates in the first chapter, then all but abandons half of them to squeeze in more significant characters—but there’s a warmth in the overcrowding.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • She was decommissioned in 1920 and scrapped in 1923, but her influence defined 20th-century naval architecture.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Aziz Ansari still hopes to finish Being Mortal, the comedy-drama film that would've marked his directorial debut had it not been scrapped in 2022 following an internal complaint and investigation into star Bill Murray.
    Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Tillman was due in court Tuesday morning for an arraignment, where Judge Vincent Chiu agreed to the prosecution's motion to revoke bond, reversing a different judge's decision to free him before trial.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • After the Florida incident, Ingrassia's federal employee badge and access to DHS headquarters were revoked from August 27 to September 2, according to two officials.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the youngest of four with an alcoholic father, his family struggled so much financially that his mother wanted to abort him.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Apparently, the plan was aborted after several FBI supervisors refused to cooperate, viewing it as inappropriate.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Months after Missouri lawmakers passed a sweeping incentives package for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, voters across the state could have a chance to repeal it.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Gay people could not openly serve in the military until Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed in 2011.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Cry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20off. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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