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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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.
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Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Morgan also had a false start penalty and was pulled for a brief stretch.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noboru Hashimoto/Corbis/GETTY Two federal grants totaling over $26 million for the project were cancelled, while support was also pulled for an environmental study needed to acquire a construction permit.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Secret Service protection has been pulled for President Biden’s children.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
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Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Morgan also had a false start penalty and was pulled for a brief stretch.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Noboru Hashimoto/Corbis/GETTY Two federal grants totaling over $26 million for the project were cancelled, while support was also pulled for an environmental study needed to acquire a construction permit.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
Secret Service protection has been pulled for President Biden’s children.
—Walter E Block, Oc Register, 21 July 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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