no-hitter

noun

no-hit·​ter ˌnō-ˈhi-tər How to pronounce no-hitter (audio)
: a no-hit game in baseball

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But then, Snell went on a tear during the second half, going 5-0 with an 1.23 ERA over his final 14 outings — including a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 2. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024 Snell endured a difficult start to the season having missed most of spring training but found a hot streak, going 5-0 with an ERA of 1.23 in his last 14 starts, which included a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in early August. Jamie Barton, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 Snell went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts with San Francisco in 2024, and tossed a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in August. Jon Paul Hoornstra, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 The star left-hander started slowly last season but warmed with the weather, eventually pitching the first no-hitter of his career in August. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for no-hitter 

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of no-hitter was in 1911

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“No-hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no-hitter. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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no-hitter

noun
no-hit·​ter
(ˈ)nō-ˈhit-ər
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows the opposition no base hits
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