weaponize
verb
weap·on·ize
ˈwe-pə-ˌnīz 
weaponized; weaponizing
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
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Everything is weaponized and carries with it high corporate and personal reputational stakes.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Henderson’s elite speed has yet to be fully weaponized in this offense due to his own mistakes and lack of touches.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
And about our justice system, which has been weaponized.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
However, new security research suggests that they can also be weaponized to hack users, including when analyzing images on the web.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Henderson’s elite speed has yet to be fully weaponized in this offense due to his own mistakes and lack of touches.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
And about our justice system, which has been weaponized.
—Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
However, new security research suggests that they can also be weaponized to hack users, including when analyzing images on the web.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Weaponize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponize. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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