war-gamed; war-gaming; war-games
: to plan or conduct in the manner of a war game
war-gamed an invasion—
Newsweek
Newsweek
: 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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Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 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
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Military drills have increasingly become one of Beijing’s go-to tools to voice dissatisfaction and visits by US or Taiwanese officials to each other’s soil have in the past sparked significant war games from China.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Verb
My flight was to be part of a larger war-games exercise involving five other aircraft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 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
Noun
The Chinese military staged war games from Monday to Wednesday off the country's eastern coast.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Related article Analysis: Taiwan president's Hawaii stopover speaks volumes
Military drills have increasingly become one of Beijing’s go-to tools to voice dissatisfaction and visits by US or Taiwanese officials to each other’s soil have in the past sparked significant war games from China.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“War-game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war-game. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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