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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Hell, studios have used out-of-context quote pulls for more than a century.
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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
Erika Kirk is opening up about the six-day controversy after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled for his remarks about the death of her late husband Charlie Kirk.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, on the other sideline, Syracuse coach Fran Brown inexplicably started a true freshman walk-on from the lacrosse team, Joe Filardi, who completed four passes, then got pulled for another freshman, Luke Carney, who got sacked on his only dropback.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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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
Erika Kirk is opening up about the six-day controversy after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was pulled for his remarks about the death of her late husband Charlie Kirk.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, on the other sideline, Syracuse coach Fran Brown inexplicably started a true freshman walk-on from the lacrosse team, Joe Filardi, who completed four passes, then got pulled for another freshman, Luke Carney, who got sacked on his only dropback.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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