pull for
verb
pulled for; pulling for; pulls for
US, informal
: to say or show that one hopes (someone or something) will succeed, get well, etc.
We're all pulling for you (to get well).
I'm pulling for the home team.
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White started in the circle for Joshua in Game 2 and allowed 4 hits and struck out 5 before being pulled for Lambert with 1 out in the seventh.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
As public-interest lawyer Andrew Jay Schwartzman told CNN last year, no large broadcaster has lost its license since the 1980s, when one was pulled for bribery.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
The sequel is expected to have a significantly bigger gravitational pull for all women than Gucci’s spring collection.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Reliever Trevor Martin gave up a home run to Royce Lewis in the ninth, then hits to the next two batters before being pulled for Bryan Baker.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2026
As public-interest lawyer Andrew Jay Schwartzman told CNN last year, no large broadcaster has lost its license since the 1980s, when one was pulled for bribery.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
The sequel is expected to have a significantly bigger gravitational pull for all women than Gucci’s spring collection.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Reliever Trevor Martin gave up a home run to Royce Lewis in the ninth, then hits to the next two batters before being pulled for Bryan Baker.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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