as in to station
to place in a particular position
The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.
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Recent Examples of deploy
Immediately after beginning his second term, the president declared a national emergency at the nearly 2,000-mile-long southern border and ordered the Defense Department to deploy troops there.
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Jason Allen, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Other companies developing and deploying off-road autonomy include Forterra (forestry) and Hexagon (mining).
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
They were not deployed because the administration changed hands.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the new models dynamically determine when and how to deploy aids to solve multistep problems.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jason Allen, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Other companies developing and deploying off-road autonomy include Forterra (forestry) and Hexagon (mining).
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
They were not deployed because the administration changed hands.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Additionally, the new models dynamically determine when and how to deploy aids to solve multistep problems.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploy
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Fifteen years after her husband’s drowning in the nearby bay, Tressilian’s days are spent in a cranky routine: grumbling over the obscene resort stationed on the opposite bluff, reading London’s gossip columns, and summoning the household help with the insistent ringing of a bedroom call bell.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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There were vendors offering dessert, beer, wine, spirits, caramel corn, root beer floats, olive oil and pecans from Krazy 4 Nutz of Yuba City, which were particularly fragrant along the aisle of vendors stationed near the event entrance.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The fortunate ones made it to international waters, positioning themselves in the shipping lanes, hoping a ship would rescue them.—
Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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But with the 24th pick in the first round, the Vikings are positioned relatively well for one of the consensus top two safeties: Nick Emmanwori from South Carolina and Malaki Starks from Georgia.—
Dave Campbell,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
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After an arrest warrant was filed earlier this year, U.S. Marshals located Ali in Dublin, Ohio in March.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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In other words, while the remains were located over the span of two months, that does not indicate the victims died around the same time.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The following month, as immigrants were crossing from Mexico, Abbott announced the state would install a 1,000-foot strip of buoys to prevent river crossings.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Apr. 2025
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Any Android user can install AVG’s free mobile antivirus, which combines a substantial collection of security features with many, many upsell opportunities.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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If planting in full sun be sure to provide consistent moisture.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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The only problem is that planting much of a garden requires having a home with a back yard, a comfort that many millennials gave up on ever achieving around 2008.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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