the Olympics

noun

: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country once every four years

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Comcast found a way to get it past its usual challenges of consumers leaving its cable offerings and getting people to visit its theme parks: the Olympics. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024 Thomas became the first American woman since Allyson Felix in 2012 to win the 200-meter dash at the Olympics. —

Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Even excluding the $1.9 billion in incremental revenue from the Olympics, revenue in the Media division still increased 4.9%. —

Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Giron, a 31-year-old from Thousand Oaks, ticked off his busy calendar the last few months — Roland Garros, Wimbledon, the Olympics, the U.S. Open. —

Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Olympics