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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Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026
The findings, authored by Goldman’s U.S. Economics team led by chief economist Jan Hatzius, come as Wall Street is increasingly war-gaming the macroeconomic fallout of the Iran conflict — a crisis that has already prompted Goldman to cut its GDP growth forecast and raise its inflation outlook.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 23 June 2026
Its drone warfare teams are now advising NATO nations (and regularly beating them in war game simulations).
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
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Verb
Experts across Washington are already war-gaming potential scenarios in which one country gets the upper hand in AI.
—Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026
The findings, authored by Goldman’s U.S. Economics team led by chief economist Jan Hatzius, come as Wall Street is increasingly war-gaming the macroeconomic fallout of the Iran conflict — a crisis that has already prompted Goldman to cut its GDP growth forecast and raise its inflation outlook.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
In 2023, as part of a trial of pre-positioning US military equipment, the US Army left trucks at Bandiana, Victoria, after war games with Australia, which are held every two years.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 23 June 2026
Its drone warfare teams are now advising NATO nations (and regularly beating them in war game simulations).
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
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“War-game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war-game. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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