the Olympics
noun
: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years
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The country’s women’s national soccer team routinely competes in in FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments and at the Olympics won historic bronze medals at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 games and a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Typically, women's track athletes run a maximum of two events per day in the Olympics.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
In 2024, the former gymnast began providing sports commentary for Yahoo during the Olympics, per Parents.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Bon soir Stephen Curry could never sync up with the Olympics.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
Typically, women's track athletes run a maximum of two events per day in the Olympics.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
In 2024, the former gymnast began providing sports commentary for Yahoo during the Olympics, per Parents.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Bon soir Stephen Curry could never sync up with the Olympics.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Olympics
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“The Olympics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Olympics. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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