crying off

verb

present participle of cry off
as in canceling
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 crying off People were crying off-camera a lot. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying off
  1. canceling
  2. abandoning
  3. scrapping
  4. revoking
  5. aborting
  6. repealing
  7. calling off
Verb
  • Noise-canceling earbuds Noise-canceling earbuds allow high schoolers to immerse themselves in remote learning.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Not even the largest studio can force moviegoers into paying to see only their movies and not even Netflix can prevent someone from canceling their streaming subscription and signing up for another service.
    — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • Nessel says the party is abandoning civil discourse—making the August gathering a powder keg.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Not abandoning something tedious that was never wanted in the first place, but stepping away from work that was chosen and mattered, at the first small snag.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • But local politicians and parties to the settlement say scrapping the Biden-era pact would require years of federal review and public engagement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Feeney said to me in an email that Best in Class shows contestants second-guessing concepts, scrapping ideas and adjusting their approach before reaching the final product.
    — Jacqueline Jevtich, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • In January, major grain traders withdrew from the soy moratorium, which helped slash deforestation over its nearly two decades in effect, after top soy-producing states passed bills revoking tax benefits for participating companies.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The rollbacks include eliminating greenhouse gas regulations, expanding fossil fuel production, revoking the 2009 EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, exiting the Paris Agreement and more.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoking
Verb
  • After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Antonelli made the mistake of aborting his lap, thinking there were double yellow flags.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of aborting
Verb
  • Carr’s legal arguments The Carr FCC makes several arguments to support its claim that Congress didn’t intend to forbid the FCC from changing or repealing the cap.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The pathway to adoption resembles that of a sales tax, with the addition of repealing the 2017 statewide ban on taxing food and beverages.
    — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealing
Verb
  • Citing unnamed sources, the Post reported that the shortfall of key weapons contributed to Trump calling off major strikes on Iran and making another push for diplomacy.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • After previously calling off an engagement, BelléJolie Force is a singer who is searching for her Prince Charming.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of calling off

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“Crying off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20off. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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