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
Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
While operating off the east coast of Australia, the Chinese flotilla held a war game, which had prompted airlines to divert flights.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 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 live-fire events were part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025—an ongoing multinational war game involving the U.S. and 18 other countries from the Indo-Pacific, North America, and Europe—designed to test and rehearse capabilities in support of regional stability.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
While operating off the east coast of Australia, the Chinese flotilla held a war game, which had prompted airlines to divert flights.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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“War-game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war-game. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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