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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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France is a Paralympic Games stalwart, having been part of every Winter Games since the first edition in 1976 and also hosting the 2024 Summer Games.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

The last Olympiad was the 2024 Summer Games in Rome.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2026

According to an Oxford University study, the last three Summer Games cost $51 billion in 2022 dollars and exceeded budgets by 185%, not including infrastructure projects such as roads, railways and airports.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 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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