Olympics
olympics
Noun
This term refers specifically to the international sporting event. While it looks like a plural noun, it is typically treated as a singular entity when referring to the event as a whole (e.g., "The Olympics is held every four years").
It is almost always used with the definite article "the." Using it without "the" is rare and usually occurs only in specific titles or compound modifiers.
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