deploy

verb

Definition of deploynext
as in to station
to place in a particular position The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.

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Recent Examples of deploy The Pentagon has begun that process, deploying several relatively inexpensive anti-drone missile systems. — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Later, cellphone footage showed a masked agent lean out a car window as the caravan passed the Verazas’ car and deploy pepper spray. — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Officials deploy public money with little to no transparency or accountability. — Sheila Weinberg, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2026 The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, carried the 27 Starlink satellites to LEO, deploying them on schedule 62 minutes after launch. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deploy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploy
  1. station
  2. position
  3. locate
  4. install
  5. plant
Verb
  • The No 10s either carry the ball or, if there is pressure, find clever slide passes into the No 9, who is trained to station himself between the centre-back and full-back.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest driver, experts say, is people, like guards stationed outside homes or bodyguards who travel with the executive.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • Washington positions it as a cooperative organization, rather than a way to enforce its own policies.
    — Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Turning Point Action is positioning itself to shape that contest, a reminder that preparations for the next White House campaign are already in motion even though no candidates have announced and the midterm elections aren't over yet.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • Metcalf believes there is another civilization, a secret one, located underneath the ice of Antarctica.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Police told the station that the gunfire may be connected to an argument that occurred at Lavou Lounge, a bar located near the Sam's Club.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of locate
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  • Boston’s Logan airport is spending $110 million, mostly in federal dollars, to install EMAS at an airport that ends near Boston Harbor.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Peel and stick wall panels are the easiest to install, but easy on doesn’t guarantee easy off.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of install
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  • Popular committees stored food for curfews, set up clinics, and planted backyard gardens (until Israel outlawed them in 1988).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Buffalo Bills planted new grass at Highmark Stadium 10 months ago.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of plant

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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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