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
Critics contend there are less expensive ways to deploy street medicine teams than assigning the work to firefighters.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Neutron is expected to carry a payload that will reenter Earth’s atmosphere, demonstrating the rocket’s ability to safely transport and deploy cargo.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
But those opportunities, barring Leandro Trossard’s one-v-one miss in the first leg, did not fall to the player who had been deployed up front.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The spokesman could not say how many officers had been deployed, but livestreams on social media appeared to show between 50 and 100 officers struggling to subdue the students.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Neutron is expected to carry a payload that will reenter Earth’s atmosphere, demonstrating the rocket’s ability to safely transport and deploy cargo.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
But those opportunities, barring Leandro Trossard’s one-v-one miss in the first leg, did not fall to the player who had been deployed up front.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 9 May 2025
The spokesman could not say how many officers had been deployed, but livestreams on social media appeared to show between 50 and 100 officers struggling to subdue the students.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploy
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They've been stationed on the East Coast for the entirety of Nick's service, 3,000 miles away from their family.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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All 100 patrol units will be stationed along California’s busiest roads and highways by June.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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Amid electoral challenge from the right-wing anti-immigration Reform party, the Prime Minister is positioning himself ever further to the right on the issue of asylum seekers, hoping to draw voters back.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Costco stock jumped more than 1.5% as investors were, perhaps, coming around to Jim’s idea that these three retailers are best positioned to mitigate the costs of tariffs and keep prices as low as possible to deliver the value its customers come to expect.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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The tunnel is 17 miles (27 km) in circumference, and is located in Geneva, Switzerland.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
12 May 2025
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Branford has had three or more breweries located there in the past.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2025
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For rabbits, install a fence with a minimum height of 18 inches with one-inch openings, such as inexpensive chicken wire, which will last a few seasons.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Simple acts of letting clover grow in the lawn, planting native flowers, shrubs or trees can make a big impact for insects.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
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Cena seems to be planting the seeds for his face turn.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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