Olympic Games
plural noun
1
: an ancient Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive
2
: a modified revival of the ancient Olympic Games consisting of international athletic contests that are held at separate winter and summer gatherings at four year intervals
called also
Olym*pics\
ə-ˈlim-piks 
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Both the city’s ad hoc committee on the 2028 Olympic Games and the full council gave its approval this week to several venue changes, including shifting equestrian events from the Valley to Temecula.
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Usta had represented Turkey at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, finishing 43rd in the giant slalom and failing to finish in the slalom.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Djokovic found his on his otherworldly run to the gold medal at last year’s Paris Olympic Games.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The question also arose during last summer’s Olympic Games when boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei were accused of having biological makeups that gave them a competitive advantage.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
Usta had represented Turkey at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, finishing 43rd in the giant slalom and failing to finish in the slalom.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Djokovic found his on his otherworldly run to the gold medal at last year’s Paris Olympic Games.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The question also arose during last summer’s Olympic Games when boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei were accused of having biological makeups that gave them a competitive advantage.
—Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic%20Games. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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