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
  • Last week, the company agreed to hold the merger until five days after a trial verdict or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first, canceling the injunction hearing and conceding the calendar to its opponents.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Other in-flight amenities include noise-canceling headphones, large pillow, 100% wool blanket, and an amenity kit.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Bondele was among hundreds of Ebola response workers in Bunia who staged strikes and protests over unpaid wages in recent weeks, at times abandoning health facilities and disrupting parts of the response as the outbreak continued to spread.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • But completely scrapping all sanctions on Iran would require legislative changes by Congress, where very few things are getting through these days.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Now, even after scrapping his divisive investment project, his support remains unclear at best.
    — Graham Dunbar, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • While those surgeries were canceled, the cases made headlines several years ago, prompting a spike in people around the country revoking their organ donor registrations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Structured within a broader tax liability policy, this transactional risk product can help protect buyers against the financial fallout of a tax authority revoking a credit.
    — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 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
  • After previously calling off an engagement, BelléJolie Force is a singer who is searching for her Prince Charming.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • The officers pursued the vehicle, a Volkswagen Jetta, for roughly a minute before calling off the chase because of the suspect’s speed and erratic driving, police said.
    — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 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 11 Aug. 2026.

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