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
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
My flight was to be part of a larger war-games exercise involving five other aircraft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
According to war games conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the United States might use 5,000 long-range precision missiles per week and run out after three to four weeks.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Roger Livesey stars as Clive Candy, a lifelong British soldier first seen losing a war-games exercise after his young opponent chooses not to play by the rules.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
My flight was to be part of a larger war-games exercise involving five other aircraft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
The triple American spy flights come as a U.S.-Philippine war game, code-named Balikatan 2025, is being held in the Southeast Asian country, while a Chinese naval strike group led by the aircraft carrier CNS Shandong transited the Luzon Strait twice last week.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
According to war games conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the United States might use 5,000 long-range precision missiles per week and run out after three to four weeks.
—Michael Brown, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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“War-game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war-game. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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