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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

Example Sentences

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He hit the ball over the head of El Camino Real right fielder Ryan Glassman for a three-run triple to key Birmingham’s 4-2 victory.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 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

McIlroy, who said he was feeling "rusty" in round one after several days without picking up a club as he recovered from a back injury, said he "hit the ball better" in round two.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Every time you hit the ball and your opponent couldn’t return it, you gained fifteen points.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

hit the ball

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