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 recently, the team has deployed its vehicles for projects including algae monitoring in Lake Tahoe with UC Davis researchers. — Velvet Wu july 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026 He was commissioned through the 121st Air Refueling Wing in 2018, and was deployed in 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2026, logging 443 combat hours, according to the Ohio Adjutant General's Department. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Quadcopters are notoriously loud, and can be disruptive when deployed at night. — New Atlas, 26 July 2026 In Howe’s preferred 4-3-3 system, he was deployed as the central, deep-lying midfielder, with Jacob Ramsey to his right and Joe Willock, who Besiktas of Turkey are interested in, to the Dutchman’s right. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 25 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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  • Alarms, metal gates, camera systems and a few security guards are stationed throughout the room.
    — Charles Lew, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The crane moved Holzinger closer to a boat that was stationed next to the barge.
    — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of station
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  • With James, the Heat would have been positioned to contend for an NBA championship.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • Translating the scans into positioning oneself cannot, as yet, be written into an algorithmic playbook.
    — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Definition of position
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  • They’re located in Prospect’s Knoll section, which offers views of the lake peeking through the surrounding woods.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
  • North Richland Hills council members unanimously voted to amend zoning requirements for data centers that want to locate in the city.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Definition of locate
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  • According to the news site Gothamist, one early focus of its inquiry appears to be the company that MetroLoft used to install the building’s steel.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • If American leaders promised to overthrow the Iranian government, occupy the country, and install a new political system through air strikes alone, criticism would be warranted.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of install
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  • Experts in this field called to the planning hearing by the AELTC rejected this characterization, pointing to plans to plant five times as many trees as would be removed under the plans.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The wealthiest denizens often hire landscape designers, who precisely source the trees, flowers, and shrubs to plant for one’s wildest aesthetic desires.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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