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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With an unrivaled pool of creative and executive talent to draw from across Los Angeles, the question was always who from the worlds of film and television would Casey Wasserman tap to add Hollywood sizzle to the 2028 Olympic Games.
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
In last summer’s Olympic Games, Berger saved two shots from Ashley Lawrence and Adriana Leon in the quarter-final penalty shootout against Canada, before scoring the decisive penalty.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 July 2025
By the time the next Olympic Games roll around, some of the future stars of the sport could be making a name for themselves this week at the NFL Flag Championships.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Vonn will return to the slopes for the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next year.
—Laney Crawley, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
In last summer’s Olympic Games, Berger saved two shots from Ashley Lawrence and Adriana Leon in the quarter-final penalty shootout against Canada, before scoring the decisive penalty.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 20 July 2025
By the time the next Olympic Games roll around, some of the future stars of the sport could be making a name for themselves this week at the NFL Flag Championships.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Vonn will return to the slopes for the Winter Olympic Games in Italy next year.
—Laney Crawley, People.com, 17 July 2025
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“Olympic Games.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic%20Games. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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