olympics

noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

next, severe, silver, sustained, wonderful

She won a silver medal at the last olympics and trained hard for the next one.

VERB + OLYMPICS

ended, holding, hosted, watch

The city hosted the Olympics in 2016 and built new stadiums for the event.

PREP.

in, in, since

She has been training hard since the Olympics to prepare for the next competition.

noun

Any real or perceived competition.

A champion in the beauty Olympics

noun — the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 ye

A champion in the beauty Olympics

Wiktionary

The athletes trained hard every day to be at their best for the Summer Olympics.

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All participants made that great effort in the Olympics.

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Spain is the host country for the Olympics in 1992.

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The vision of the Olympics had kept him going.

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The vision of the Olympics had sustained him.

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