Olympics

American

[uh-limp-iks, oh-limp-iks] / əˈlɪmp ɪks, oʊˈlɪmp ɪks /

plural noun

Olympic Games; an international sports competition held every four years. The Summer and Winter Olympic Games are staggered and held two years apart.

Other Word Forms

Olympian noun
Olympic adjective

Example Sentences

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USA Football’s flag team crushed a competition of NFL superstars and changed the 2028 Olympics conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a French father who was based in Japan staged a hunger strike, calling attention to what he said was the kidnapping of his children by his ex-wife.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Nikhil Kumar, who also plays for the Paddlers and competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, told AFP he was "a little bit skeptical" when he first heard of Major League Table Tennis.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

By then, World Athletics had tightened its rules after the 2016 Rio Olympics, when all three medallists in the women's 800 metre final were DSD athletes, introducing mandatory sex testing in 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The upcoming 2012 Olympics were even being mentioned in my presence.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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