: 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, 25 May 2025
Ty France belted a walk-off two run homer against Lucas Erceg as the Twins improved to 28-22.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
Gracie Jensen also homered for Marian (11-15), while Ella DeNormandie had two hits and Jackie Pollock added a key double.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Noun
Acuña doesn’t hit fence-scrapers or lollipop homers.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 25 May 2025
Ty France belted a walk-off two run homer against Lucas Erceg as the Twins improved to 28-22.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
Verb
There was Ty France, Friday night’s hero, driving in a pair of runs to pull the Twins within a run after Harrison Bader had homered earlier in the fifth inning.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 May 2025
Gracie Jensen also homered for Marian (11-15), while Ella DeNormandie had two hits and Jackie Pollock added a key double.
—Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Homer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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