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to place in a particular position
The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.
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Recent Examples of deploys
Barner has seamlessly taken over the lead role in an offense that deploys multiple tight ends at the third-highest rate in the league.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Robinson’s closest peer at the network is Nathan Fielder, a fellow bard of anxiety who deploys cringe with a masterful and unsparing hand.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Texas National Guard deploys 200 troops to Illinois 3.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Unable to admit to its mistakes or spin the narrative, the state deploys silence as a last resort.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Mostly, though, Wingard deploys his first-person POV gimmick for the purposes of cheaply effective jolts.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Its first deodorant is no different, and deploys a blend of geranium and patchouli to offer long-lasting freshness.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Robot boot camps to drive change To put that into perspective, its most significant rival in this area, the United States, currently only deploys around a tenth of that a year.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Hassanalian, a researcher at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, takes inspiration from the insect kingdom — with a design that deploys a net in front of an asteroid's path, capturing it in a spiderweb-like mesh.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Robinson’s closest peer at the network is Nathan Fielder, a fellow bard of anxiety who deploys cringe with a masterful and unsparing hand.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Texas National Guard deploys 200 troops to Illinois 3.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Unable to admit to its mistakes or spin the narrative, the state deploys silence as a last resort.
—Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Mostly, though, Wingard deploys his first-person POV gimmick for the purposes of cheaply effective jolts.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Its first deodorant is no different, and deploys a blend of geranium and patchouli to offer long-lasting freshness.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Robot boot camps to drive change To put that into perspective, its most significant rival in this area, the United States, currently only deploys around a tenth of that a year.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Hassanalian, a researcher at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, takes inspiration from the insect kingdom — with a design that deploys a net in front of an asteroid's path, capturing it in a spiderweb-like mesh.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploys
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Oct. 2025
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Carousel Run by CEO Patrick Roos, Carousel positions itself as a creative partner rather than a vendor.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The campaign positions New York City as a costar, alongside a roster of trailblazers who bring the collections to life.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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According to Holmes, plants native to your region are important because they’re adapted to your local climate and conditions.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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Plants growing in sandy soils may require more frequent irrigation, as will plants growing under intense sunlight.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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If a Gulf state’s security partner installs its military personnel in that state, then a large-scale attack on that Gulf state will almost certainly lead to significant casualties among the security partner’s ranks, inevitably dragging it into the conflict.—
Omar Al-Ubaydli,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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These links may lead to phishing sites designed to steal your credentials or malware that installs silently on your device.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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By analyzing discourses on development squarely within Native American studies, Yazzie situates capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism into the politics of nation-building.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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Durham incorporates archival footage alongside shots of a young Alysia with her father to create a dazzling effect that situates the Abbotts within their own history.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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