deploys

verb

present tense third-person singular of deploy
as in stations
to place in a particular position The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.

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Recent Examples of deploys No smooth state-of-the-art romp, their vision deploys basic power tools, life-or-death desperation and unstoppable adrenaline. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 But when hundreds or thousands of sailors have a chance to enjoy some onshore liberty, the navy deploys members of its Shore Patrol to work side by side with Thai police to defuse any trouble. — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The new open-air 849 Testarossa Spider brings a folding aluminum top that deploys in 14 seconds at a penalty of 199 pounds. — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026 Speaking of safety, all GV90s include the world’s first roof airbag (which deploys in the case of a rollover), one of 12 airbags throughout the interior. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 In response, the AI starts a nuclear war and deploys its robots—the terminators—to eliminate the human race. — Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026 His company deploys small modular light-water nuclear reactors on barges, offering a novel solution for sustainable energy. — Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Clark said the Navy has 11 aircraft carriers and typically deploys two or three at a time. — Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploys
  1. stations
  2. locates
  3. positions
  4. plants
  5. installs
  6. situates
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  • Dubbed the Velvet Gang, the trio snatches the overpriced, often monochromatic fashion threads designed by Christie Smith (Demi Moore, in a performance of comedic genius), a pretentious piece of work who stations herself in a leaning building (wink, win to San Francisco there).
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Instead, Boston stations him away from the basketball, the keeper of the weak side, free to flick away passes, kill screening actions with switches and, somehow, block shots.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of stations
Verb
  • If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of locates
Verb
  • With a likely return to New York Fashion Week in 2027, the exhibition positions him for the next chapter of his evolving practice.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This represents a sizable step up in performance from the Aura 2, and positions the Max as somewhat of a hybrid between a giant-screen living-room TV replacement and a display that can deliver some serious high-fps gaming.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of positions
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  • The club also plants and maintains various Naperville gardens, including Paw Paw Garden at Naper Settlement, Veterans Garden, Blue Star Marker Garden, and the garden and planters at the DuPage Children’s Museum and Trinity House.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of plants
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  • Photovoltaic cells are laminated between the glass layers of the same insulated glass unit the building already installs, so the facade arrives at the site as one assembly.
    — Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • According to Epic, following those instructions installs malware.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of installs
Verb
  • This situates it alongside the North Atlantic ocean that's populated with a variety of different kinds of whales.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Without diminishing that aspect of music, Musical Bodies rightly situates as much meaning in the objects themselves.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of situates

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“Deploys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploys. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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