war-gamed; war-gaming; war-games
: to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game
war-gamed an invasion—
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: to conduct a war game
1
: a simulated battle or campaign to test military concepts and usually conducted in conferences by officers acting as the opposing staffs
2
: a two-sided umpired training maneuver with actual elements of the armed forces participating
Examples of war-game in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebJacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
The West needs to be war-gaming scenarios to avoid future conflicts and seeking out measures to blunt Russia’s attempts to weaken its societies and the international order.
—Bob Seely, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2023
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Verb
In one instance, a group convened for three straight days at Camp David in Maryland to war-game a scenario that foreshadowed the Berlin crisis of 1961.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
The West needs to be war-gaming scenarios to avoid future conflicts and seeking out measures to blunt Russia’s attempts to weaken its societies and the international order.
—Bob Seely, Foreign Affairs, 24 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for war-game
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“War-game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war-game. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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