deployed

past tense of deploy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of deployed As the flames approached the community in July, the majority of the village’s 3,500 residents were forced to flee their homes, as hundreds of firefighters were deployed to tackle blazes more violent and unpredictable than in previous years. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Foreign firefighting and helicopter crews are often deployed in Greece to help tackle wildfires during the country’s hot, dry summers. ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 These are angled at 71 degrees when deployed, which happens automatically at 71 mph. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 In 2024, China deployed nine industrial robots for every one installed in the United States. Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 In 2021, FedEx deployed the company’s Robotic Product Sortation and Identification systems to sort small packages. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026 Large generation projects can take years to build, while batteries can be deployed at individual homes and connected to the existing grid. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 When a crisis hits and schooling is interrupted, UNICEF works to ensure continuity of learning for children by supporting short-term measures that are often deployed as part of a broader emergency response. Courtney Busch, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Since the start of the disaster, 2,500 firefighters, 1,500 military personnel, and nearly 1,200 police have been deployed to bring the fire under control, Nunez said. Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deployed
Verb
  • Daemon brings troops and his dragon Caraxes, but holds out on laying siege for as long as possible, especially as Ormund has stationed children on the battlements and in front of the gates to the city.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • After Assad's ouster Russian troops remaining in Syria gradually left the country except for those stationed at the bases.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Griffin allowed the Kia to pass, then positioned his patrol car behind it to pull over the driver.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Miller is now positioned to face Democrat Brian Poindexter in November in a district that had been considered reliably Republican, as the GOP fights to preserve its narrow House majority.
    Luke Fountain, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Deputies detained the suspect, later identified as Taele, and located his vehicle in the golf club's parking lot, the sheriff's department said.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Robert de Molesme founded the Cistercian order at an abbey some 20 miles away from Meursault, the small village where the new hotel is located, in 1098.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Deployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deployed. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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