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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On the series side of Netflix’s ledger, season two of Wednesday outdrew the end of Stranger Things in the second half of the year — mostly by virtue of having had a 16-week head start.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Since the pandemic, the Padres have not ranked lower than fifth in attendance and in 2025 outdrew every team in the majors outside the Los Angeles Dodgers with a franchise-record 3,437,201 fans at Petco Park.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
In Shakespeare’s time, the Children of the Chapel, a company made up entirely of boys, competed fiercely with the playwright’s company, the King’s Men, and often outdrew them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
That was just one of many areas where CU outdrew Colorado State in athletic revenue.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
Since the pandemic, the Padres have not ranked lower than fifth in attendance and in 2025 outdrew every team in the majors outside the Los Angeles Dodgers with a franchise-record 3,437,201 fans at Petco Park.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
In Shakespeare’s time, the Children of the Chapel, a company made up entirely of boys, competed fiercely with the playwright’s company, the King’s Men, and often outdrew them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
That was just one of many areas where CU outdrew Colorado State in athletic revenue.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Outdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outdraw. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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