deployed

verb

past tense of deploy
as in stationed
to place in a particular position The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.

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Recent Examples of deployed Crews from the fire department deployed equipment to pull the vehicle from the water on Monday morning. — CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Humanoids tackle retail AGIBOT deployed six G2 humanoid robots in a convenience store for a 24-hour challenge designed to demonstrate their ability to perform everyday retail tasks. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026 The People’s Bank of China said Monday that around 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) would be deployed under a new program that could help support the market. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 Magezi told The Associated Press that thousands of Ugandans remain deployed in Somalia. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Another fake message said Russia’s ⁠hypersonic Oreshnik missile had been deployed. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 Canales, again, didn’t go into details of how Christensen will be deployed on Monday. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026 That's why Trump has been deployed to red states to try and push and plead with his base to get out and vote. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026 Then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser deployed tens of thousands of troops to North Yemen in support of his ally, al-Sallal, starting a decadelong military intervention in the country. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deployed
  1. stationed
  2. positioned
  3. located
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  • Officials posted abroad wishing to defect must dexterously evade state security officials stationed alongside them and come to peace with the fact that loved ones back home will surely be punished.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Derek vs Derek started life as a doc about rewilding, but became something quite different when EP Adam Wishart realized one of its protagonists had a rival stationed on the farm opposite him.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stationed
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  • Instead, Club name Intel positioned its PC business as a casualty of high memory prices, the same week as SK Hynix said high-bandwidth memory shortage will last until 2030 , effectively taking it out of the running for multiple years.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The officer positioned themself ahead of the vehicle and deployed tire deflation devices, disabling the vehicle’s front driver’s-side tire, according to police.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of positioned
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  • At least 375 children under age 18 in Jacksonville have been hospitalized for firearm injuries since 2018 and at least 150 from ZIP codes 32206, 32208, and 32209 — where Brown’s Dump is located.
    — Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Later in the day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter located a deceased climber on that route, but a storm system soon moved into the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of located

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“Deployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deployed. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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