weaponize
verb
weap·on·ize
ˈwe-pə-ˌnīz 
weaponized; weaponizing
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
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These plays, of course, are to weaponize Drake Maye’s mobility, something last year’s staff failed to do by never once calling Maye’s number as a runner.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Harjo understands better than all but a few of his star’s previous collaborators how to weaponize Hawke’s gift for playing talkative dirtbags who are equal parts insufferable and charming.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
This interplay of Johnson’s curling and the Denver’s already motion-heavy offense looks to be a perfect fit, especially in how the Nuggets have long weaponized Jokic’s DHOs as a staple action of their offense.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Harjo understands better than all but a few of his star’s previous collaborators how to weaponize Hawke’s gift for playing talkative dirtbags who are equal parts insufferable and charming.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
This interplay of Johnson’s curling and the Denver’s already motion-heavy offense looks to be a perfect fit, especially in how the Nuggets have long weaponized Jokic’s DHOs as a staple action of their offense.
—Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Weaponize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponize. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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