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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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The Summer Games in Atlanta marked the first time since 1952 that the Russian team competed but didn’t win gold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The Summer Games are close - there were 44.7% female athletes in Paris two years ago - but just 26.1% of the competitors in Milan-Cortina are women.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

The last Olympiad was the 2024 Summer Games in Rome.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2026

Hill’s father Virgil, a boxer, earned a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Games.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 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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