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 massive device that Cowan and Reines deployed in early 1956 was meant to find what Pauli thought was impossible.
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Simon Frantz,
Quanta Magazine,
24 June 2026
That amount covers the costs of deploying more than 50,000 troops, repairs and maintenance, and munitions.
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Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Bass said a reason for Crowley's removal was her failure to pre-deploy firefighters the morning that the fire broke out.
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Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
As of April 2025, Cainiao said its autonomous vehicles had delivered more than 40 million parcels, accumulated more than 5 million kilometers of self-driving experience and were deployed in more than 30 counties and municipal-level regions in China.
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Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
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Simon Frantz,
Quanta Magazine,
24 June 2026
That amount covers the costs of deploying more than 50,000 troops, repairs and maintenance, and munitions.
—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Bass said a reason for Crowley's removal was her failure to pre-deploy firefighters the morning that the fire broke out.
—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
As of April 2025, Cainiao said its autonomous vehicles had delivered more than 40 million parcels, accumulated more than 5 million kilometers of self-driving experience and were deployed in more than 30 counties and municipal-level regions in China.
—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploy
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As officers moved inside, the suspect ran out the back of the building, where other officers stationed along a perimeter took the person into custody, police said.
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Her chair was stationed above third base at Midway Stadium and near first base at CHS Field.
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Feduccia got back to the front of the plate with plenty of time but wasn’t positioned properly to make the tag as Perdomo made a swim move and touched the plate with his right hand.
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Our team remains focused on supporting the NRC review process, advancing engineering activities, and continuing preparations necessary to position the project for successful deployment at the University of Illinois.
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This route will be shorter and more direct to the trailhead and parking lot, which is located at the Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area.
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The Olathe Police Department was seeking the public’s help in locating 7-month-old infant and her mother, 28-year-old Caprice Viehouser, who were last seen May 28 near the 2100 block of East Arrowhead Drive.
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It can be customized with shortcuts for browsing websites and can be fully customized with shortcuts and macros without the need to install special software.
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Campaign groups have urged the government to install AC in schools and care homes.
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Under the Biden administration, federal taxpayers paid farmers billions of dollars to stop planting crops, but that's considered a short-term solution too expensive to maintain indefinitely.
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Other summer camps soon planted flags of their own.
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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