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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But will the Warriors’ personal connection with Macklin be enough to have their American players pulling for Canada?
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Brassfield allowed two more base runners before being pulled for Tyler Phenow.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
With Markstrom pulled for an extra skater, Raymond sent a tremendous diagonal pass to Zibanejad, who blasted a one-timer through Hellebuyck’s short side, off the near post and in.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
That’s an outcome the whole world can pull for.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
Brassfield allowed two more base runners before being pulled for Tyler Phenow.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2026
With Markstrom pulled for an extra skater, Raymond sent a tremendous diagonal pass to Zibanejad, who blasted a one-timer through Hellebuyck’s short side, off the near post and in.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
That’s an outcome the whole world can pull for.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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