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war game

NOUN
dry run
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dress rehearsal tryout
WEAK
bench test combat rehearsal dummy run kriegspiel maneuver maneuvers practical test practice exercise practice run rehearsal road test run through test performance test run trial trial run

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The world's best-selling war game saga, "Call of Duty", releases its latest instalment Friday, under pressure to rival the strong launch of longtime competitor "Battlefield".

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

“They shouldn’t be the rope in this tug of war game that’s going on,” said Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2025

Chess, by and large, is a war game played by nonmartial people who would have trouble identifying the business end of an M16 or explaining the difference between an embrasure and a sally port.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Ridgeline is developing a game set in the universe of EA blockbuster war game Battlefield.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Planning for the war game began in earnest in the summer of 2000.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.