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
Now the father has been deported to Mexico, the Navy airman has been deployed to the Middle East as part of the war in Iran, and the college business major is trying to hold herself and her family together.
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Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That model is now being deployed to navigate Coco Robotics’ roughly 1,000 delivery bot fleet operating in cities across the country and around the world, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Jersey City, and Helsinki, logging millions of miles of deliveries to date.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Traynham and Chelly were certified by the International Police Work Dog Association in December, and have been deployed to search missions twice since then.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
Washington for years deployed a sanctions architecture to constrict Moscow and Tehran’s economies.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The technology was never fully deployed and was unplugged after three months.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and left the Army in 2010.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Still, Pinker took a chance and deployed his pepper spray.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
France earlier said six soldiers had been hurt in a drone strike in Irbil, where French troops are deployed as part of a multinational counterterrorism mission supporting Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State militants.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
That model is now being deployed to navigate Coco Robotics’ roughly 1,000 delivery bot fleet operating in cities across the country and around the world, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Jersey City, and Helsinki, logging millions of miles of deliveries to date.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Traynham and Chelly were certified by the International Police Work Dog Association in December, and have been deployed to search missions twice since then.
—Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026
Washington for years deployed a sanctions architecture to constrict Moscow and Tehran’s economies.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The technology was never fully deployed and was unplugged after three months.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
He was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and left the Army in 2010.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Still, Pinker took a chance and deployed his pepper spray.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
France earlier said six soldiers had been hurt in a drone strike in Irbil, where French troops are deployed as part of a multinational counterterrorism mission supporting Iraqi forces in their fight against Islamic State militants.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deployed
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The workhorse aircraft has been stationed at the Yuba County base since the 1970s; the 940th was reattached to Beale in 2016.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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French troops have been stationed in the area since 2015, the French president said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Cubs aren’t ready to officially announce their rotation order to begin the season, but with how they’re currently lined up for spring games, they are positioned to go with Matthew Boyd, Cade Horton and Shota Imanaga against the Washington Nationals to open the season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The film ended its run at $72 million domestic, roughly on par with EEAOO, whose own awards narrative positioned it as a breakout hit.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tagaung, located about 105 miles north of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, had been under the control of forces aligned with the NUG since August 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood/area Amanyara is located about 25 minutes from Providenciales, on the quiet northwest tip making for extraordinary sunsets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Deployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deployed. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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