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
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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
So, in June 2023, the Israelis war-gamed the kind of strike that would ultimately take out the ayatollah, according to Israeli sources.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
That Democratic effort includes war-gaming different potential election scenarios, working on litigation and crafting messaging, Morelle said.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Collecting real-world data is incredibly challenging - at best, war-game scenarios can be used to complement sparse field data.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Commanders say American soldiers need more small, cheap drones to practice with, because they are often destroyed during training – through design flaws, human mistakes, or as part of war-game ambushes.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2025
My flight was to be part of a larger war-games exercise involving five other aircraft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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
In detailed chapters on topics like modern war-game simulations and the misapplication of game theory in justifying mass privatization, Clancy warns of the societal risks of allowing mathematical models to govern political decisions.
—The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
So, in June 2023, the Israelis war-gamed the kind of strike that would ultimately take out the ayatollah, according to Israeli sources.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
That Democratic effort includes war-gaming different potential election scenarios, working on litigation and crafting messaging, Morelle said.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Collecting real-world data is incredibly challenging - at best, war-game scenarios can be used to complement sparse field data.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Commanders say American soldiers need more small, cheap drones to practice with, because they are often destroyed during training – through design flaws, human mistakes, or as part of war-game ambushes.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2025
My flight was to be part of a larger war-games exercise involving five other aircraft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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
In detailed chapters on topics like modern war-game simulations and the misapplication of game theory in justifying mass privatization, Clancy warns of the societal risks of allowing mathematical models to govern political decisions.
—The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
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