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 Clean energy, on the other hand, has served as a critical defense mechanism that has kept the energy price crisis from getting worse in places where it has been deployed at scale. — Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 As tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets of France, some reports of violence are emerging, with buildings set on fire and police deploying tear gas against protesters. — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 But the Rassvet system Moscow is planning to deploy in 2027 would neutralize any such advantage. — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 The sheriff's office said multiple drones were deployed and allegedly destroyed by Mullennix. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deploy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploy
  1. station
  2. position
  3. locate
  4. install
  5. plant
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  • Timothy and Patricia Daunt had met in Turkey, where they were stationed for diplomatic work.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Sri Lankans are stationed in Haiti’s Artibonite region, just north of Port-au-Prince, while the other troops are assigned to metropolitan Port-au-Prince.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of station
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  • Hemsworth’s work has always spanned genres—just look at his omnivorous DJ sets—but Numbskull positions him as a more traditional songwriter, underscored by the album’s personal, earnest tone.
    — Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
  • However, if Democrats focus on AI safety after winning control of one or both chambers of Congress next month, the group’s work on AI issues leaves it well-positioned.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of position
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  • Even its afterglow was so absurdly incandescent that JWST was able to locate the source supernova only several months later.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, the counties that saw the highest acreage losses by far were San Joaquin — where Lodi is located — and Fresno.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of locate
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  • Blacksmith instead buys its own machines, tens of thousands of them, according to Jayaprakash, and installs them in data centers around the world.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The village had long planned to install additional sirens, including three that could instruct people to seek high ground during flooding, allowing a more orderly evacuation.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of install
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  • Last month, two South Korean soldiers were seriously wounded by what Seoul says were North Korean mines planted as part of those fortifications.
    — Anna Coren, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Overton, however, claimed that both informants were lying — and that the semen found on the comforter was planted on the scene by a spurned ex-lover with connections to the police department.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of plant

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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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