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
Hoda Kotb's Today show departure announcement is causing a lot of tears from her colleagues, including Savannah Guthrie who cried off her glam!
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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
Here are 9 waterproof eyeliner that not even a level 100 Cancer would not cry off.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 21 June 2018
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
Here are 9 waterproof eyeliner that not even a level 100 Cancer would not cry off.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 21 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cry off
Verb
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Ten days later, Netflix canceled Centineo’s series, The Recruit, after two seasons.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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South Korean law allows prosecutors to continue to hold a suspect while pursuing an appeal, even after the suspect's arrest is canceled by a court.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The decision, however, has been the subject of apparent criticism from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, who have claimed Williams and Wilmore were abandoned by the Biden administration.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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The mission drew political attention when Trump and Musk vowed to speed up the astronauts' return and accused former president Joe Biden's administration of abandoning the astronauts.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump Should Work with Congress on BSA Reform Congress could amend the BSA to maintain its record-keeping requirements while scrapping its reporting requirements.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Shortly after the editorial page decision was announced nearly two weeks ago, another Post story on the issue, by media columnist Erik Wemple, was scrapped, according to the Gene Pool, a blog written by former Post writer Gene Weingarten.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bumgardner’s license was revoked for 24 hours, and he was released after being ordered to appear in court next week.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Education Department cannot simply revoke forgiveness from someone overnight without going through the proper rulemaking (and overcoming legal hurdles).—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Kiwi driver tried his best to improve his lap times in Q1 but ran wide at Turn 15, leading him to abort his flying lap.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to avoid a collision with another plane on Tuesday morning, aviation officials said.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Targets: cities, counties The governor says his copycat state-level DOGE will audit cities and counties, colleges and universities, repeal 70 as-yet unspecified state boards, fire hundreds of state employees.—
Orlando Sentinel,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Project 2025 calls for downsizing more monuments and repealing the Antiquities Act.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Cry off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cry%20off. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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