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 The rocket performed as planned, sticking to a nominal trajectory and deploying the payloads right on schedule. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 July 2026 Turkey moved fastest, deploying troops to its base and airlifting food within days, a role that also nudged Ankara's own reading of the Gulf. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026 Placing a human in a tank or plane makes these vehicles larger, more easily trackable, and trickier to deploy than their unmanned counterparts. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 The Army confirmed Brouillette served as a soldier in both the Maine National Guard and the regular army from 2007 to 2015 and deployed to Afghanistan. — Curt Devine, CNN Money, 18 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
Verb
  • The main living spaces are positioned on the upper floor to capture light and views.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • The way her seven-piece band and two backup singers are positioned on a platform with just a couple of steps up or down recalls some of the pop-soul bandstands of yore.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of position
Verb
  • Bab al-Mandab, which translates as the Gate of Tears, is located at the southern end of the Red Sea and is a critical gateway to the Suez Canal, linking Europe and Asia through one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Police located a third gun and an undisclosed amount of cash inside of a bag in a closet, BPD said.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 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
Verb
  • The only free Bowden is Anna, who could easily be charged for directing her sleazy father to plant drugs at Cady’s place.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Yet somehow, two decades later, the viciously antisemitic Vichy regime planted itself in power; a shocking betrayal by France of some of its most loyal and generous supporters, in a dehumanizing toxic swamp of suspicion, judgment, envy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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