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
  • Customers using Booking’s AI tools are booking somewhat faster, converting at somewhat higher rates, and canceling less often, Steenbergen said, while cautioning that the data remains early stage.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The White House was warned that canceling TPS for Salvadorans would disrupt construction projects in Washington.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of canceling
Verb
  • A lot of people are abandoning physical amplifiers and using digital emulation.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Tennessee changed its lethal injection protocol in 2024, abandoning its previous three-drug method in favor of the single drug pentobarbital, which slows down a person’s nervous system.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of abandoning
Verb
  • Milei, a fierce believer in free markets, has moved to open Argentina's economy, scrapping import restrictions and offering tax breaks to attract investors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Charlie Puth has cancelled his upcoming Australian and New Zealand tour, scrapping a number of November arena dates first announced in April.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrapping
Verb
  • The State Department has been quietly revoking visas given to private entrepreneurs.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Santa Fe Springs officials took the unusual step of revoking the league’s access to its fields after accusing it of subleasing the fields to another nonprofit, a violation of its contract with the city.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of revoking
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  • 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
  • Demolishing universities, assaulting the press, violently resegregating the public sphere, ramming degenerative AI down our throats, incarcerating mere zine makers, the regime is systematically repealing the right to culture.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast to Democrats, their agenda has included repealing no-excuse absentee balloting, banning the use of ballot drop boxes and instituting stronger voter identification requirements.
    — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of repealing
Verb
  • As his son Charles recounts in Swan Song, when Diana considered calling off her wedding to Prince Charles after suffering various snubs from the heir to the throne, Count Spencer flatly rejected his youngest daughter’s idea.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Incredibly, SpaceX seemed unsure as to whether to push ahead to orbit, calling off that part of the test for a brief moment before deciding to go for orbit minutes later.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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