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Summer Games

American  

plural noun

  1. Olympic Games held every fourth summer and including swimming, diving, track and field, boxing, and basketball.


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All 339 Olympic events: The next Olympics is still a couple years away, but it’s not too early to start brushing up on your knowledge of the Summer Games.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Hearn, who competed in three Olympic Summer Games in canoeing, told US media he visited the refurbished pool after a long bike ride and noticed a piece of partially detached liner.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Swimming, one of the marquee sports of the Summer Games, will take place in SoFi Stadium, which will be transformed into the largest Olympic swimming venue in history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Does this all just set up nicely for Alexander Zverev, the third seed who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Summer Games but whose specialty otherwise has been folding in major tournaments?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Next to going to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, doing college gymnastics was my most heartfelt dream.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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