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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Nevertheless, the Padres — helped every season by a much lengthier stretch of favorable weather — are outdrawing the mid-market Mariners and their solid team … by 14,200 fans per game.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
Here’s a sampling of some other matches that outdrew the Americans’ wins over Trinidad and Tobago and Saudi Arabia.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The venue can accommodate 140,000-plus spectators, so a race at Bristol that is only one-third full will still outdraw a sellout at North Wilkesboro, where the max capacity is somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Last year, almost 19 million viewers caught the women's national championship game, which outdrew the men's final for the first time — and six WNBA franchises, or half the league, averaged more than 10,300 fans.
—Everett Cook, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2025
Here’s a sampling of some other matches that outdrew the Americans’ wins over Trinidad and Tobago and Saudi Arabia.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The venue can accommodate 140,000-plus spectators, so a race at Bristol that is only one-third full will still outdraw a sellout at North Wilkesboro, where the max capacity is somewhere between 30,000 and 40,000.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Last year, almost 19 million viewers caught the women's national championship game, which outdrew the men's final for the first time — and six WNBA franchises, or half the league, averaged more than 10,300 fans.
—Everett Cook, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Outdraw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outdraw. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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