the Olympic Games
noun
formal
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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The league opted out of the Olympic Games in 2022 due to COVID-19, and restricted players in 2018, saying the games would disrupt the NHL season.
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CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
The snow was relentless in Bormio, coloring the slope a cloudy white, a fitting stage for the first ski mountaineering races in the history of the Olympic Games.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The arbitrator noted that the goal of the guidelines is to maintain the focus of the Olympic Games on performances and sport.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Enhanced city resources are any city services or other resources that go beyond what the city normally provides in its day-to-day operations, services and resources that will be needed because of the Olympic Games.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
The snow was relentless in Bormio, coloring the slope a cloudy white, a fitting stage for the first ski mountaineering races in the history of the Olympic Games.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The arbitrator noted that the goal of the guidelines is to maintain the focus of the Olympic Games on performances and sport.
—Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2026
Enhanced city resources are any city services or other resources that go beyond what the city normally provides in its day-to-day operations, services and resources that will be needed because of the Olympic Games.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Olympic Games
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“The Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympic%20Games. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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