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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The Parisians’ love of tradition and romance combined with its youthful modernism is the pull for me.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Sides — Specific script pages pulled for the scene being shot that day.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
States cannot independently adopt permanent daylight-saving time unless Congress passes a bill allowing it
Daylight saving time
Among the Kansans pulling for the shift is Brigid Gwidt, a senior on the University of Kansas women’s swim team.
—Holden Rodgers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
The opportunity of working with Emery carries significant pull for but others prefer only Champions League clubs.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 May 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Sides — Specific script pages pulled for the scene being shot that day.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
States cannot independently adopt permanent daylight-saving time unless Congress passes a bill allowing it
Daylight saving time
Among the Kansans pulling for the shift is Brigid Gwidt, a senior on the University of Kansas women’s swim team.
—Holden Rodgers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
The opportunity of working with Emery carries significant pull for but others prefer only Champions League clubs.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 8 May 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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