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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And he got pulled for a defensive replacement on Friday night when Harrison Bader entered the game in the ninth inning to play center field, thus moving Brandon Marsh to left and Kepler to right. Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 The visas were pulled for various reasons, including overstays, law violations, and supporting terrorism. Hollie Silverman dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 But that was it for Ober, pulled for left-hander Kody Funderburk. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025 Having acute knowledge not only of what is inside the archive, but what designers may be looking for and what may make sense to pull for each project is important. Essence, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pull for

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“Pull for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20for. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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