Paralympics
plural noun
Para·lym·pics
ˌper-ə-ˈlim-piks 
ˌpa-rə-
: a series of international contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games
called also Paralympic Games
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His fashion is featured on runways, in retail stores and at the Olympics and Paralympics.
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Diane J. Cho, People.com, 28 June 2025
Mullins, a bilateral amputee, is known for completing the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta and playing the mother to Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven on Stranger Things.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
While the 2-year-old black lab may have been taking a much-deserved rest, the remainder of the fans at the Idaho Central Aquatic Center had their eyes locked on the pool Friday night for the 2025 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2025
In a sprawling county where transit lines are sometimes miles apart, transit leaders’ plans for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics rely on a robust fleet of buses to get people to and from venues and avoid a traffic meltdown.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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Diane J. Cho, People.com, 28 June 2025
Mullins, a bilateral amputee, is known for completing the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta and playing the mother to Millie Bobby Brown's Eleven on Stranger Things.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 June 2025
While the 2-year-old black lab may have been taking a much-deserved rest, the remainder of the fans at the Idaho Central Aquatic Center had their eyes locked on the pool Friday night for the 2025 U.S. Paralympics Swimming National Championships.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2025
In a sprawling county where transit lines are sometimes miles apart, transit leaders’ plans for the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics rely on a robust fleet of buses to get people to and from venues and avoid a traffic meltdown.
—Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
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