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 In the clip, Paul threw a metal chair that appeared to hit her child, who was heard crying off camera. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 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
  • While more cities are canceling their contracts with Flock Safety, just as many are discovering how difficult that can be in some instances.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Players generally need around four to six weeks to ramp up for the season, so if a deal hasn’t been reached by this point, canceling games comes closer to reality.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • Dhillon has drawn fierce criticism from former Justice Department attorneys who have accused her of abandoning the division's traditional civil rights enforcement mission in favor of conservative causes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The production wind-down does not necessarily mean Tesla is abandoning the pickup altogether.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • In a September Bangor Daily News op-ed, Jackson called for scrapping the payroll tax cap and increasing benefits, while ruling out privatization and raising the retirement age.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But by then, Montenegro had already resolved their story’s central conflict — scrapping the government’s plan to turn these people’s ancestral pastures into a military training ground after joining NATO in 2017.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • The group had been considering revoking the endorsement of the council member over her views on Israel, which some considered insufficiently tough.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Sesno said that could be waged in court or through contracts, revoking security clearances or launching investigations.
    — Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of revoking
Verb
  • The drone fell to the ground, aborting the mission, Flint said in a series of messages on WhatsApp.
    — Anastasiia Parafeniuk, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Mission Control faced the prospect of aborting the landing, but Margaret's ingenious programming allowed the system to prioritize essential tasks while canceling the inessential ones.
    — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of aborting
Verb
  • In 2024, Measure S passed by a similar margin, repealing the assessment altogether.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • On Monday, state lawmakers filed more than 1,200 bills that include education funding and repealing the state's Education Savings Account program that went into effect this fall.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of repealing
Verb
  • The deputy chased the Trailblazer through Monroe County before calling off the pursuit because of a Veterans Day parade in Monroe, according to the sheriff's office.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • An emergency meeting with top government officials on Monday confirmed PSG-Barcelona and other soccer games in European competitions can go ahead after the possibility of calling off games and other big events was discussed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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