weaponize
verb
weap·on·ize
ˈwe-pə-ˌnīz 
weaponized; weaponizing
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
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But now, current and former officials say, there's a sense that the division is weaponizing the country's civil rights laws against populations it's supposed to be protecting.
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
Access to air conditioning can also be weaponized in prison.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
The defendant’s attorneys argue the administration is weaponizing immigration law to suppress dissent on U.S. campuses and deny the allegations of any closeness with the terrorist network.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Once in place, the same algorithmic infrastructure that delivers economic advantage could be weaponized for political control.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
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Ryan Lucas, NPR, 19 May 2025
Access to air conditioning can also be weaponized in prison.
—Ivy Scott, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
The defendant’s attorneys argue the administration is weaponizing immigration law to suppress dissent on U.S. campuses and deny the allegations of any closeness with the terrorist network.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Once in place, the same algorithmic infrastructure that delivers economic advantage could be weaponized for political control.
—Ian Bremmer, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for weaponize
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“Weaponize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponize. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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