crying off

present participle of cry off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying off
Verb
  • White House officials briefly explored cancelling some of SpaceX’s deals with NASA and the Department of Defense, The Wall Street Journal reported in July.
    John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The woman noted that canceling the shower has left her heartbroken.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Companies that committed to DEI efforts and made public statements are now pulling back from those policies, editing their websites, disbanding employee resource groups, and quietly abandoning inclusive hiring goals.
    C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Importantly, the company is also abandoning its plan to build a competitor to the cellular Starlink service.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just weeks later, Cracker Barrel is scrapping another major move.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Marion urged caution as state lawmakers consider scrapping the state test.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The secretary's action in revoking TPS was not only unprecedented in the manner and speed in which it was taken but also violated the law, Chen wrote.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Crying off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20off. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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