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\
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Embiid, 30, who will be playing in his first Olympic Games, chose competing for the U.S. over France as well Cameroon, where he was born.
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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
The technique dates back to the 1940s and has been deployed regularly around the world since to provide relief to regions parched by drought, clear skies ahead of Olympic Games, and give ski resorts an extra inch of snow.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
While the Amalfi Coast is popular with tourists, particularly in the summertime, the most searched for city worldwide on Airbnb this summer is Paris, the host of the 2024 Olympic Games.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 B.C.E. in Olympia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will begin in 100 days.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
From ceremonies to specific sessions for sporting events, find the full schedule for the Summer 2024 Olympic Games on the official website at olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule.
—The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive The Stade Yves-du-Manoir, the main stadium of the 1924 Olympic Games.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Alex Cooper, the creator and host of the popular Call Her Daddy podcast, will host a series of interactive watch parties from the Paris Olympic Games on Peacock this summer.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
The technique dates back to the 1940s and has been deployed regularly around the world since to provide relief to regions parched by drought, clear skies ahead of Olympic Games, and give ski resorts an extra inch of snow.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2024
While the Amalfi Coast is popular with tourists, particularly in the summertime, the most searched for city worldwide on Airbnb this summer is Paris, the host of the 2024 Olympic Games.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 B.C.E. in Olympia.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will begin in 100 days.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
From ceremonies to specific sessions for sporting events, find the full schedule for the Summer 2024 Olympic Games on the official website at olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule.
—The Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive The Stade Yves-du-Manoir, the main stadium of the 1924 Olympic Games.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Alex Cooper, the creator and host of the popular Call Her Daddy podcast, will host a series of interactive watch parties from the Paris Olympic Games on Peacock this summer.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
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