war room
noun
1
: a room at a military headquarters where maps showing the current status of troops in battle are maintained
2
: a room (as at a business headquarters) used for conferences and planning that is often specially equipped (as with computers, or charts)
Examples of war room in a Sentence
the war room of the candidate's campaign headquarters
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Much of it was awkward, especially when James Hagens, the eighth selection, was left waving at Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney after the audio in the Bruins’ war room in Boston went mute.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Drawing on their first-hand experience, the project will reflect Read’s insight into the investigators’ conduct and showcase Jackson’s architecture of a murder defense built from the ground up in the war room.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Fresh out of the war room following an evening loaded with activity, Jeff Peterson could breathe for a slight second to soak it all in.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Gone are the days of war rooms with documents spread over tables, the detectives say.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Drawing on their first-hand experience, the project will reflect Read’s insight into the investigators’ conduct and showcase Jackson’s architecture of a murder defense built from the ground up in the war room.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Fresh out of the war room following an evening loaded with activity, Jeff Peterson could breathe for a slight second to soak it all in.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Gone are the days of war rooms with documents spread over tables, the detectives say.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for war room
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“War room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20room. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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