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
Moreover, these capabilities can deployed continuously without lengthly upgrade cycles.
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Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Last year, Japan even deployed its own military to help cull bear numbers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
Mines have been deployed across the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Gulf, countless spills have leaked oil into its waters, and missiles have fallen perilously close to Iran’s sole nuclear power plant, risking radiation seepage from the coastal facility.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
After the Kia exited the freeway at Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, deputies deployed a spike strip, Igoe said.
—Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
But for Anderson, who’s been deployed to some of the thorniest places on earth, the snaps lining the cardboard box hit a little different.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
The use of states' public health agencies to find immigrants who lack legal status is not the only strategy states have deployed.
—Andrew Jones, CBS News, 14 May 2026
As the current hantavirus outbreak unfolded, the CDC deployed teams to evacuate and quarantine Americans who may have been exposed, health officials briefed reporters and Bhattacharya went on a Fox News program to urge Americans not to worry.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Waymo said software changes were deployed on April 20 for the affected fleet.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Last year, Japan even deployed its own military to help cull bear numbers.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
Mines have been deployed across the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Gulf, countless spills have leaked oil into its waters, and missiles have fallen perilously close to Iran’s sole nuclear power plant, risking radiation seepage from the coastal facility.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
After the Kia exited the freeway at Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, deputies deployed a spike strip, Igoe said.
—Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
But for Anderson, who’s been deployed to some of the thorniest places on earth, the snaps lining the cardboard box hit a little different.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
The use of states' public health agencies to find immigrants who lack legal status is not the only strategy states have deployed.
—Andrew Jones, CBS News, 14 May 2026
As the current hantavirus outbreak unfolded, the CDC deployed teams to evacuate and quarantine Americans who may have been exposed, health officials briefed reporters and Bhattacharya went on a Fox News program to urge Americans not to worry.
—Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Waymo said software changes were deployed on April 20 for the affected fleet.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deployed
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Stealth Hotel Gamble on Friday told The Star that building’s design came from his desire to recognize not only the B-2 stealth bomber stationed in Missouri at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, but also the many people who work and live around the base.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The 366th Fighter Wing is stationed at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, about 50 miles south of Boise, Idaho.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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More than a workflow, CD/CR is positioned as a new framework and potentially a new SOC discipline, built around the idea that detection and investigation should function as a single self-improving system.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The companies positioned to benefit from a world where China cannot import frontier compute at scale and cannot yet produce frontier compute at scale are the same ones already running the global AI buildout.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Canada's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced Friday that McLean's remains had been located in the Lions Bay area of British Columbia, according to PEOPLE.—
Oliver Gettell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Canada's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) announced in a Friday, May 22 media release shared with PEOPLE that McLean's remains were located in the Lions Bay area.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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“Deployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deployed. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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