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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Manasi Pathak Kerr, Australia's all-time top scorer with 69 goals in 128 appearances, was also forced to miss the London 2012 Olympic Games with a similar injury.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The population at South Korea’s vagrant facilities peaked in the 1980s as the then-military government intensified roundups to beautify streets ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
In July, during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the former competitive swimmer attended the IOC & Elysee Dinner at the Louvre in an Alexander McQueen number.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 8 Sep. 2024
Home to Brazilian soccer team SC Corinthians, the stadium was an official venue for both the 2014 men’s FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The population at South Korea’s vagrant facilities peaked in the 1980s as the then-military government intensified roundups to beautify streets ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
In July, during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the former competitive swimmer attended the IOC & Elysee Dinner at the Louvre in an Alexander McQueen number.
—Ty Gaskins, WWD, 8 Sep. 2024
Home to Brazilian soccer team SC Corinthians, the stadium was an official venue for both the 2014 men’s FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic%20Games. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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