: 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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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Dansby Swanson hit a leadoff homer in the top of the fourth to make it 4-0.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Tucker homered on a sinker, but that might have been the only bad one Holmes threw all night.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Noun
With King of the Diamond, win a share of $1 million in bonus bets if your player hits a homer for the highest scoring team today.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Dansby Swanson hit a leadoff homer in the top of the fourth to make it 4-0.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
Verb
Zoe Karam and Taylor Armstrong homered in the first game.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
Tucker homered on a sinker, but that might have been the only bad one Holmes threw all night.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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