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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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Ryan Sheffer hit a three-run home run for Oaks Christian.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Orange Lutheran 13, Santa Margarita 0: Cate Medvitz hit a three-run home run and Rylee Silver struck out nine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Thousand Oaks 15, Oaks Christian 10: Jake Ange hit his eighth home run, a three-run shot, and Gavin and Jameson Berigan each had three hits in the Lancers’ wild Marmonte League win.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Damien 8, Etiwanda 5: Brady Bickham hit a three-run home run in the Baseline League win.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

I’m my own Aunt Matilda: when I was a kid I once dreamed of hitting a grand- slam home run and two days later I hit a bases- loaded triple.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos