as in applying (oneself)
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Schwarber crushed four home runs against Atlanta Braves pitching in his first five at-bats, becoming only the 21st player in Major League Baseball history to reach the mark.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025 -
New York starters talk often of attacking, of pitching in the strike zone and controlling counts.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Brian Cashman gets it all the time, but good, from Yankee fans; for them, banging away at Cashman on social media feels like the real national pastime.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Hammering (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammering%20%28away%29. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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