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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The Eagles’ Instagram account took viewers into the team’s war room on the first night of the draft, and Roseman was working hard to move up from No. 32.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
If Pete Carroll’s voice is the loudest in the Vegas war room, running back is the call rather than a front-seven defender.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Roseman’s twin trade-backs at the very least suggest the Eagles war room didn’t hold strong convictions for the prospects remaining within their range.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The decisions made in each team's war room will shape the league for years to come.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
If Pete Carroll’s voice is the loudest in the Vegas war room, running back is the call rather than a front-seven defender.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Roseman’s twin trade-backs at the very least suggest the Eagles war room didn’t hold strong convictions for the prospects remaining within their range.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The decisions made in each team's war room will shape the league for years to come.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 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 17 May. 2025.
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