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 More than 4,800 National Guard members from 23 states and the District of Columbia are also deployed across Washington. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026 Saab has deployed older models worldwide from the UK to South Africa. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 So far, it has been deployed on two occasions, spending a total of four weeks in operational service. — New Atlas, 5 July 2026 Some California counties are cracking down on firework misuse by deploying drones and issuing hefty fines. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 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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  • Four women and a 16-year-old girl accused US airman Hannes Marschalek of indecent exposure in 2022, while he was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, the largest US airbase in the UK, said The Guardian.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
  • Who better to carry this underdog spirit than our birthright-citizen striker, or Weston McKennie, a military brat born in Texas who learned to play the game while his father was stationed abroad, in Germany?
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • Astronomers have been aware of the Milky Way's arms for at least a century, but mapping them has always been difficult since Earth is positioned inside one of them.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Khutor added that the company’s experience developing drones during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has positioned it to meet growing international demand.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • The incident happened Friday in Yountville, an unincorporated town located 43 miles north of San Francisco.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • The annual memorial, organized by Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, took place Monday night at the Philando Castile Peace Garden, located outside the north entrance to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
    — Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Definition of locate
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  • Years before his diagnosis, Pat Aust advocated to install a sprinkler system inside the care home.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The hotel was one of the first to install a lobby DJ booth, and Radiohead hosted their press launches for OK Computer and Kid A here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Definition of install
Verb
  • But after discovering that Cady and Nevaeh had been using a drug on Zack to brainwash him, Anna opts to fight fire with fire by planting drugs in Cady’s house and placing an anonymous call to CrimeStoppers.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • In other words, romance novels plant the hope, and romance bookstores give readers somewhere to act on it by lingering, browsing, joining a book club or striking up a conversation.
    — Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Definition of plant

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