outdraw
verb
out·draw
ˌau̇t-ˈdrȯ 
outdrew
ˌau̇t-ˈdrü
; outdrawn
ˌau̇t-ˈdrȯn
; outdrawing
; outdrawn
ˌau̇t-ˈdrȯn
; outdrawing
1
: to attract a larger audience or following than
2
: to draw a handgun more quickly than
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The championship game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks outdrew the men’s championship by four million viewers.
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Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 12 Apr. 2024
In the key advertiser demographic of adults 18-49, the show’s 4.05 rating (equivalent to about 5.4 million people in that age range) outdrew the Oscars (3.82 rating/about 5.1 million viewers).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Women’s basketball continues to thrive at the college and professional level, with the ongoing WNBA playoffs setting new viewership marks and last year’s NCAA women’s championship outdrawing the men’s title game for the first time.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
That showdown between a septuagenarian and an octogenarian, however, was still able to outdraw Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen in the AFC Divisional Round (50.3 million).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 12 Apr. 2024
In the key advertiser demographic of adults 18-49, the show’s 4.05 rating (equivalent to about 5.4 million people in that age range) outdrew the Oscars (3.82 rating/about 5.1 million viewers).
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Women’s basketball continues to thrive at the college and professional level, with the ongoing WNBA playoffs setting new viewership marks and last year’s NCAA women’s championship outdrawing the men’s title game for the first time.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
That showdown between a septuagenarian and an octogenarian, however, was still able to outdraw Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen in the AFC Divisional Round (50.3 million).
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Outdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outdraw. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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