: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about 10¹/₂ or later 11¹/₂ bushels or 100 U.S. gallons (378 liters)
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: home run
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Going in Tuesday’s action against the Giants, he’s tied for the MLB lead in homers with six and totes a respectable .259 average.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Rice homered two batters later and Wells provided the exclamation point with a line-drive home run near the right-field foul pole.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Gonzalez had three homers in seven games a Triple-A El Paso (1.030 OPS) when the Padres flew him into Sacramento last week.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Going in Tuesday’s action against the Giants, he’s tied for the MLB lead in homers with six and totes a respectable .259 average.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Oaks Christian 12, Westlake 5: Quentin Young hit two home runs, giving him 12 on the season, and brothers Ryan and Carson Sheffer also homered to power Oaks Christian to the Marmonte League win.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Rice homered two batters later and Wells provided the exclamation point with a line-drive home run near the right-field foul pole.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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