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deploying

verb

present participle of deploy
as in stationing
to place in a particular position The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.

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Recent Examples of deploying Toyota has already begun deploying some of its ELEY humanoid robots across assembly lines to learn from human workers. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 Israeli fusion company nT-Tao and US nuclear developer Orion Nuclear Energy Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore deploying nT-Tao’s compact fusion power system at sites across the United States. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026 Renters and homeowners are participating in programs deploying micro-scale batteries to support the grid when needed. — Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026 Meta is deploying massive capital into AI infrastructure while establishing the Meta Superintelligence Labs. — CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026 The lawsuit also seeks to block Meta from deploying biometric tools through its glasses. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Thus, the teams succeeding with AI right now build the context layer before deploying the model. — Vishal Marria, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 At the end of the year, the agency would meet a key mandate, deploying explosives detection systems nationwide. — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 As Scripto enters its growth era, its team has been deploying the software’s famous users to hype it up. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploying
  1. stationing
  2. positioning
  3. locating
  4. planting
Verb
  • With Uranus stationing retrograde in your sign, disruption at work, perhaps from earlier in the year, could resurface… except this time, you’re being called to deal with it once and for all.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Compositionally, the girl refuses to assume the traditional blocking of a model at the center of the picture, stationing herself instead to the right and leaving an empty area of floor to occupy the center of the canvas.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of stationing
Verb
  • Joshua Van is aggressive and should be positioning himself as a striker in this match.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The company is positioning the material for uses spanning fashion and footwear, furniture and interiors, construction and automotive applications.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of positioning
Verb
  • If there was only sea, with water that never stands still, locating anything would be much more complicated—as mariners know full well.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 61-year-old man with autism, who's been missing for nearly two weeks.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of locating
Verb
  • Avoid planting them in areas where other legumes have been grown over the past two years, and look for pea varieties known for their shoots and tendrils.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Florida citrus growers are planting trees with gene-editing technology to combat the deadly citrus greening disease that has devastated many of their crops.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of planting

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“Deploying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploying. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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