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drawing card

NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
STRONG
allurement attraction beard blind booster camouflage catch chicane chicanery come-on deception enticement facade fake front imitation inducement lure nark plant pretense shill snare stoolie temptation trick trickery
WEAK
ensnarement inveiglement seducement sitting duck stool pigeon
Antonyms
STRONG
discouragement frankness honesty openness original reality repulsion truth truthfulness
NOUN
feature
Synonyms
STRONGEST
innovation
STRONG
draw headliner peculiarity speciality specialty
WEAK
big show crowd puller main item prominent part

Example Sentences

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A group of leading stars, however, want a greater share of the event's revenue to be distributed throughout the field - arguing they remain the main drawing card.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

The pizza, seafood and otherwise, got all the headlines, but it wasn’t the biggest drawing card.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

Italy’s 40 percent tax rebate on production costs for international films and television series has also been a strong drawing card.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

The Angels never played their drawing card on a weekend until September.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2022

My youth quickly made me a much bigger drawing card than my father.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin