weaponize
verb
weap·on·ize
ˈwe-pə-ˌnīz 
weaponized; weaponizing
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
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Through several administrations, the filibuster has been weaponized on both sides, preventing the governing party from passing key legislations—including blocking civil rights legislation.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Rensch says in his book that the Kamps were able to weaponize the faith the Collective preached in an attempt to alter people’s life courses for the gain of the individual and the group.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
This new era of his empire continues his misogynoir through surveilling and fetishizing Black women, weaponizing our beauty for his own political gain.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Such shortsightedness is not only plain wrong but also another example of how every word is weaponized in the American society of 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Rensch says in his book that the Kamps were able to weaponize the faith the Collective preached in an attempt to alter people’s life courses for the gain of the individual and the group.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
This new era of his empire continues his misogynoir through surveilling and fetishizing Black women, weaponizing our beauty for his own political gain.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
Such shortsightedness is not only plain wrong but also another example of how every word is weaponized in the American society of 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Weaponize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponize. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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