: 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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David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Judge reached 350 homers last Saturday on the same day Matthew Boyd reached double-digit wins for the first time.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Rave had homered there a decade earlier, shortly after being selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB Draft.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
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Noun
Harris had two more hits Tuesday and is 9-for-30 (.300) with two doubles and a homer in his past eight games.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Judge reached 350 homers last Saturday on the same day Matthew Boyd reached double-digit wins for the first time.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
Teel then homered leading off the sixth, the first of his major-league career, bringing the Sox within 6-5.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Rave had homered there a decade earlier, shortly after being selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB Draft.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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