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hit the ball

VERB

apply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address commit devote give study try

STRONG

bend concentrate dedicate dig direct grind hustle persevere plug scratch sweat throw turn

WEAK

be diligent be industrious bear down buckle down give all one's got give best shot give old college try hammer away knuckle down make effort peg away pour it on pull out all stops

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore keep

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There was a home run by Alemany’s Maverick Cederline when he simply hit the ball in the air and it went for a home run thanks to wind over the center-field fence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

You have hit the ball out of the park on the accumulation phase of your financial journey.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Make solid contact with the ball first, instead, and you’ll hit the ball either into the bunker wall or send it shooting across the green into the rough or another bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

"He's a powerful player. He's got long levers. He can hit the ball out of any ground, and he's shown that tonight," said Brook.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

He’d already failed at Little League—never hit the ball, not even once—and Boyd Middle School didn’t have football, so that would have to wait.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

hit the ball

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