weaponize
verb
weap·on·ize
ˈwe-pə-ˌnīz 
weaponized; weaponizing
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
—often used figuratively
… the ways people weaponize fear in order to hide their own.—
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There is no doubt Russia is weaponizing the spat, said Kniazhytskyi, the lawmaker.
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Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.
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Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Attackers no longer need to spend time studying weaknesses, weaponizing them or building distribution channels because the kill chain can now be compressed exponentially.
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Michelle Drolet,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.
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Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.
—
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2026
Attackers no longer need to spend time studying weaknesses, weaponizing them or building distribution channels because the kill chain can now be compressed exponentially.
—
Michelle Drolet,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Officials have grown increasingly concerned since Anthropic warned earlier this year that its Mythos model was adept at finding software flaws in a way that could be weaponized by malicious hackers and threaten critical computer networks around the world.
—
Matt O’Brien,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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“Weaponize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponize. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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