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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 Drones provide a major battlefield advantage for the Ethiopian military against the TPLF, which is not known to have deployed them. — Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 SpaceX has deployed sets of Starlink V3 test payloads on previous Starship launches, but due to their suborbital trajectory, all of them quickly came back down to Earth. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026 About an hour after police first arrived at the Flynns’ home, law enforcement deployed a drone and a police canine in hopes of tracking any suspects, but did not find anything. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Redesigning work for the agent era Realizing the opportunity ahead requires more than deploying new technology. — Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deploy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploy
  1. station
  2. position
  3. locate
  4. install
  5. plant
Verb
  • About a dozen B-1Bs have been stationed there for around seven months.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of studying items like water supply and endangered animals, SEIU Local 1000 members include analysts who work in office buildings, janitorial staff at state hospitals and nurses stationed at prisons.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of station
Verb
  • 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
  • The hurricane center said Monday that Rachel had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was located about 225 miles south-southwest of Acapulco.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • There's a wellness center—located in a cozy cottage near the tip of the pool—with a small but high-tech gym and treatment rooms for facials and massages from Onda Beauty.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 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
  • Communities have planted trees for medicine, firewood and crafts along the edge of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in a bid to reduce pressure on gorilla habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Avoid planting them in areas where other legumes have been grown over the past two years, and look for pea varieties known for their shoots and tendrils.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of plant

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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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