crying off

present participle of cry off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying off
Verb
  • The league debuted in 2017 and has mostly continued until 2025, except for canceling the season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Moscow has shown no sign of abandoning its maximalist demands in the ongoing peace talks.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid abandoning any fire without supervision.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bayrou called the vote in a bid to push through an unpopular 44 billion euros savings plan that includes scrapping two public holidays and freezing spending.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Marion urged caution as state lawmakers consider scrapping the state test.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This latest expulsion followed an earlier Trump order revoking TPS protections granted by Biden in 2023 to another 348,000 Venezuelans, which brings the total number of expulsions of Venezuelan immigrants to more than 600,000.
    Andres Oppenheimer September 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Clean energy leaders said that revoking the endangerment finding also puts businesses at risk.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Crying off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20off. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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