pull for
phrasal 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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Unfortunately, a Trader Joe’s representative told us that Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s have been pulled for 2025 due to a quality assurance issue.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
Plus, Miami needs at least two of Duke, Virginia and SMU to lose to have a chance at reaching the ACC Championship Game, so pull for the Virginia Tech upset here.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Hell, studios have used out-of-context quote pulls for more than a century.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
Texas needs to pull for Texas A&M these next two weeks.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2025
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2025
Plus, Miami needs at least two of Duke, Virginia and SMU to lose to have a chance at reaching the ACC Championship Game, so pull for the Virginia Tech upset here.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
Hell, studios have used out-of-context quote pulls for more than a century.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Nov. 2025
Texas needs to pull for Texas A&M these next two weeks.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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