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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That topped any women's college basketball game ever while also outdrawing viewership for every MLB, NHL, MLS and NBA game (except one) all last season.
◾ $718 per ticket: StubHub says fans have paid an average of $718 per ticket for the women's Final Four, which begins Friday night.
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Caitlin Clark, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Ellis explained why the Wave can outdraw the other 11 holdover teams plus expansion clubs in San Jose and Salt Lake City across a 13-game home schedule that runs through early November.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Trump's town hall outdraws GOP debate with Haley and DeSantis
In another poll win for Trump, cable television viewers by a wide margin picked his Iowa town hall Wednesday over the debate between rivals Haley and DeSantis.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Both networks were well above their usual averages in the hour, but the order of finish was the same as usual, where Fox News regularly outdraws CNN.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Yep, the 27,759 – largest crowd of the year - outdrew every previous Tuesday combined.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
Here are some of the Milwaukee concerts that outdrew him.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
The idea that a second-year promotion can outdraw WWE in its own home market is yet another wake-up call to the world wide leader, which is beginning to establish a pattern of hotshot booking in response to recent losses to AEW Dynamite in the 18-49 demo.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
The silent film star was one of the most popular screen comedians in the 1920s, outdrawing even Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
Caitlin Clark, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
Ellis explained why the Wave can outdraw the other 11 holdover teams plus expansion clubs in San Jose and Salt Lake City across a 13-game home schedule that runs through early November.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
Trump's town hall outdraws GOP debate with Haley and DeSantis
In another poll win for Trump, cable television viewers by a wide margin picked his Iowa town hall Wednesday over the debate between rivals Haley and DeSantis.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
Both networks were well above their usual averages in the hour, but the order of finish was the same as usual, where Fox News regularly outdraws CNN.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024
Yep, the 27,759 – largest crowd of the year - outdrew every previous Tuesday combined.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
Here are some of the Milwaukee concerts that outdrew him.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2023
The idea that a second-year promotion can outdraw WWE in its own home market is yet another wake-up call to the world wide leader, which is beginning to establish a pattern of hotshot booking in response to recent losses to AEW Dynamite in the 18-49 demo.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
The silent film star was one of the most popular screen comedians in the 1920s, outdrawing even Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2023
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