as in to cancel
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 cry off
People were crying off-camera a lot.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Hoda Kotb's Today show departure announcement is causing a lot of tears from her colleagues, including Savannah Guthrie who cried off her glam!
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
How can the guys and gals do all this without crying off their makeup, or busting a seam on one of their tight-fitting getups?
—oregonlive, 24 May 2023
Tamika, keep it in, don’t cry off your lashes, girl.
—Niema Jordan, Essence, 17 May 2022
Here are 11 waterproof eyeliners that not even a level 100 Cancer could cry off.
—Allure, 20 June 2019
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Hoda Kotb's Today show departure announcement is causing a lot of tears from her colleagues, including Savannah Guthrie who cried off her glam!
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
How can the guys and gals do all this without crying off their makeup, or busting a seam on one of their tight-fitting getups?
—oregonlive, 24 May 2023
Tamika, keep it in, don’t cry off your lashes, girl.
—Niema Jordan, Essence, 17 May 2022
Here are 11 waterproof eyeliners that not even a level 100 Cancer could cry off.
—Allure, 20 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry off
Verb
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Numerous artists have canceled performances and attendance has dropped off.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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As of the afternoon of March 15, 2,632 flights within, into, or out of the United States were delayed, and 1,678 were canceled, according to FlightAware.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Richard Grenell, the longtime Republican foreign policy adviser who oversaw changes at the Kennedy Center that prompted many artists to abandon the iconic performing arts venue, will step down as the institution's president.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some of those proposals have fallen by the wayside for this election cycle, others are being reconsidered, and some have been scrapped altogether, such as a fee on short-term vacation rentals in the city.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Axed from an earlier version of the bill was a provision that would have scrapped recounts in close elections and implemented a new system of auditing elections.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Court records show the judge also revoked her driver's license and ordered her to pay $10,000 in restitution, not have contact with the victim's family, complete 200 hours of community service and wear a curfew tether for 90 days.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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According to state law, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant receives a score of less than 70%.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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His first attempt was aborted after a phone call with his worried mother, and the second and third attempts were derailed because the team officials suspected his intentions and dropped him from the squad.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Crosby was viewed as the player who would do it, but when that deal was aborted, the Ravens quickly pivoted to Hendrickson.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Last month, the EPA repealed the endangerment finding, which affirmed the dangers of greenhouse gas emissions and underpinned the agency’s ability to regulate those emissions from vehicles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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If the Legislature wanted to really help the city with its finances, then bring back the modest New York City commuter tax that was wrongly repealed on May 17, 1999.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Cry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20off. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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