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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This was Game 5 in reverse The only difference, really, was that Lyon got pulled for Luukkonen.
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Equally, if Apple doesn’t bake agentic AI deeply into iOS 27, that might be a serious pull for more privacy conscious foldable phone buyers.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
By Ellie Krieger For The Washington Post Deeply savory foods have a magnetic pull for me, luring me in like no sweet possibly could.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
He was pulled for lefty Tyler Samaniego and walked off the mound to loud boos from the Fenway Park crowd.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Equally, if Apple doesn’t bake agentic AI deeply into iOS 27, that might be a serious pull for more privacy conscious foldable phone buyers.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
By Ellie Krieger For The Washington Post Deeply savory foods have a magnetic pull for me, luring me in like no sweet possibly could.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
He was pulled for lefty Tyler Samaniego and walked off the mound to loud boos from the Fenway Park crowd.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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