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 Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026 The Braves deployed him Thursday, for the final four outs of the deciding game of the wild-card round. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Both air and surface crews have been deployed to the area, according to the Coast Guard Northeast District. — James Cirrone , Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Regional authorities have also deployed mobile hunting teams and offered cash rewards for killing bears. — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 3 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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  • The United States has more than 50,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines stationed throughout Japan, including on several bases in Okinawa, an island chain in the south.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Rules of Civility, Amor Towles A whip-smart Brooklyn girl from a working-class immigrant family, stationed in a Wall Street typing pool, meets a charming banker named Tinker Grey in a Greenwich Village jazz bar on the last night of 1937.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of station
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  • How are we positioned in the interplay between these two gangs?
    — Tina M. Campt, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The European Union is already positioning itself as a reliable, predictable alternative to both China and the United States.
    — DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • There's a fitness studio (located next to the Water Deck) replete with free weights, benches, a Peloton bike, and Matrix cardio equipment, or opt for yoga on the adjacent alfresco yoga deck.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Tai Kwun is an integrated institution, comprised of The Jockey Club CPS Limited and Tai Kwun Culture & Arts Company Limited, in partnership with the Hong Kong SAR Government, located in the former Central Police Station of Hong Kong.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of locate
Verb
  • States like North Carolina,Vermont and Texas are spending millions to upgrade or install cooling systems.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • There will always be a need for someone to lay fiber, install power equipment, maintain transmission lines, retrofit buildings, and wire the data centers that AI requires.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of install
Verb
  • In pre-industrial times, farmers planted an array of different crops in the same space, creating a diverse environment that mimicked natural ecosystems.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Working with Accursio Farms, the Knaus team will plant 25,000 strawberry plants in the field next to the property.
    — Connie Ogle October 1, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of plant

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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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