outdraw

verb

out·draw ˌau̇t-ˈdrȯ

outdrew ˌau̇t-ˈdrü

; outdrawn ˌau̇t-ˈdrȯn

; outdrawing

transitive verb

: to attract a larger audience or following than

: to draw a handgun more quickly than

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The women’s national title game between South Carolina and Iowa also outdrew the men’s championship in television ratings averaging 18.7 million viewers compared to 14.8 million for the men’s matchup between UConn and Purdue. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2025 However, after seeing strong TV ratings from last year's Christmas Day matchups, where the NFL easily outdrew the NBA, the league has changed its tune. —

Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 And in Adults 18-49 (with 341,000 of ’em), WWE NXT outdrew Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares/Doc slate, as well as CBS’ FBI: International rerun in the 9 o’clock hour. —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Jan. 2025 For the first time since 1956, Republicans outdrew Democrats. —

Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for outdraw