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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The report calls attention to how the 2024 Olympic Games, NCAA, WNBA and women’s soccer have all seen an increase in media coverage, sponsorships and media rights bids.
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Liz Elting, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
It is scheduled to play host to the men’s and women’s golf competitions at the 2028 Olympic Games in L.A.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Olympics Opening The Academy Award winner appeared as a performer in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris and stunned audiences worldwide.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Costas Simitis, a former prime minister of Greece who oversaw his country’s entry into the euro single currency and its uneven preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games, died on Sunday.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Liz Elting, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
It is scheduled to play host to the men’s and women’s golf competitions at the 2028 Olympic Games in L.A.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Olympics Opening The Academy Award winner appeared as a performer in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris and stunned audiences worldwide.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Costas Simitis, a former prime minister of Greece who oversaw his country’s entry into the euro single currency and its uneven preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games, died on Sunday.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic%20Games. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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