crying off

present participle of cry off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crying off
Verb
  • The streamer then proceeded with the three freshman crime/thriller dramas, renewing the Bosch spinoff Ballard and canceling Countdown and Butterfly.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The announcement also follows low-cost Icelandic carrier Play Airlines decision to fold, ceasing operations and canceling all remaining flights.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cursing his creator for abandoning him, the Creature seeks his revenge.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The pair reportedly fell into the street, with Bohler abandoning his motorcycle and fleeing the scene on foot.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • François Bayrou quit last month after trying to push through a savings plan that included scrapping two public holidays and freezing public spending.
    Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • However, the lack of cutting and scrapping evidence on the bones implies that the hunters used their stone tools to cut into the animal’s soft tissues.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the last five years, the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s food benefits.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revoking requirements for companies to report greenhouse gas emissions.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • San-ho enters the code, aborting the strike.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Crying off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crying%20off. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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