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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  • Voros kept one camera permanently stationed at the highest point of the surrounding hillside; the early episodes are built on stark, isolating compositions where a single figure is dwarfed by snowcapped peaks and river bends.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • Others float slowly just below geostationary orbit, listening to the signals emanating from communications and early warning satellites stationed there.
    — Gerry Doyle, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • Dropping him into a hot program gives creative a real obstacle for both men, echoing how WWE has positioned other fresh SmackDown arrivals as immediate disruptors.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • In the arena of nations, as on the pitch, those who prepare thoroughly, compete directly, and refuse to yield ground unnecessarily position themselves to endure and prevail.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • The facility will be located in a former prison complex that has sat empty since 2014.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Instead of using a remote or control panel, the player moves into position and signals with a simple hand gesture for the ball, and the AI biometrics locate and pinpoint the player position.
    — Shirl Leigh July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026
Definition of locate
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  • To create this upper deck, Westfalia installs what appears from outside to be a half-length roof rack in front of the pop-up.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
  • Seventy feet above our heads was a steel rigging grid that can hold 221 tons of screens, robotics, and acrobats, elements that Romain’s team installs each day from scratch.
    — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Definition of install
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  • 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
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