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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
  • Some earlier assassins expected it of themselves, canceling plots that would have killed bystanders.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • While Sheik sought treatment for alcohol addiction after canceling a tour in 2011, his stage and studio career never slowed.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • The Detroit man then allegedly tried to flee the scene in a vehicle before abandoning it and fleeing on foot, prosecutors say.
    — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • College football has gone national, abandoning regional affinities and local rivalries.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • City leaders shed a guarded, Mayberry-by-the-Sea mindset to court business, scrapping gross-receipts taxes, overhauling infrastructure and turning El Segundo’s warehouses and office parks into prized addresses for fast-growing companies.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But for my money, few players bring a more impactful set of skills to a club scrapping to stay in the Premier League.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • The federal government withheld $160 million in transportation funding after California delayed revoking the licenses.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The following has zero to do with TCU’s revoking the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s credentials to cover TCU athletic events.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of revoking
Verb
  • Fifteen seconds after touching down, one of the pilots called for aborting the landing and the engine throttles were increased to a value consistent with go-around thrust, the NTSB said.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • After aborting a Starship test flight last week, SpaceX plans to try again this Thursday evening.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of aborting
Verb
  • Abbott plans to work with the state legislature in 2027 on new laws for data centers, including repealing tax incentives.
    — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Fraga said repealing the resolution would not change federal immigration law or enforcement policy and argued that the city must follow existing federal and state laws while advocating for changes when officials disagree with them.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of repealing
Verb
  • There was no indication Wednesday that F1 is any closer to calling off or moving the Qatar or Abu Dhabi races.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • For the United States, that means encouraging reform, including human rights protections, and calling off the bargain that has allowed autocratic allies to get away with grievous repression.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 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 24 Sep. 2026.

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