: 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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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Then Rodón coughed up a homer to Story to lead off the sixth that tied the game again.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
In the sixth inning, Nolan Schanuel also homered.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
San Diego’s offense saw a jolt thanks to veteran third baseman Manny Machado, who belted a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning to pull ahead after one run scored by the Padres in the first inning.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Then Rodón coughed up a homer to Story to lead off the sixth that tied the game again.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
But Rafaela didn’t need to homer; an RBI triple off Detroit Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle was more than enough to get the job done, 4-3.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
In the sixth inning, Nolan Schanuel also homered.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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