: 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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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
This is a guy who had 33 homers and an .849 OPS in 2023.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Both Soderstrom and Kurtz also homered at key points in Thursday’s win, and have been on hitting tears heading into the All-Star break.
—Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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Noun
Bellinger is now hitting .341 with eight homers and 22 RBI in 34 games since the start of June.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
This is a guy who had 33 homers and an .849 OPS in 2023.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Verb
Bellinger also homered in the third and fifth innings as Carlos Rodón threw eight scoreless frames.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Both Soderstrom and Kurtz also homered at key points in Thursday’s win, and have been on hitting tears heading into the All-Star break.
—Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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