home run

[hohm ruhn] / ˈhoʊm ˈrʌn /

NOUN

bull's-eye

Synonyms

STRONGEST

center dead center omphalos

STRONG

goal mark objective quintain target

WEAK

direct hit hole in one

NOUN

crowning achievement

Synonyms

WEAK

Meisterstuck best seller bull's-eye chef d'oeuvre classic coup crowning accomplishment crowning stroke feather in one's cap grand slam hole in one icing on the cake masterpiece masterwork showpiece smash hit work of a master work of a past master

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Isaac Cadena made it 6-0 in the third with a two-run home run to right field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

After taking a 2-0 lead on Adrian Lopez’s two-run home run, Lamb capped the five-run first inning with a 421-foot, three-run homer over the right-field bleachers at Blue Bell Park.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Tanner Scott blows the Dodgers’ lead in the eighth inning, giving up a two-run home run to Edmundo Sosa in a 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Bryson Stott put the Phillies on the board with a home run in the ninth.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

I cocked back the branch, and unloaded a home run swing.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman

home run

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