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
Police had cordoned off large swaths of the road by the time CNN reached the area, and several emergency service vehicles, including an ambulance and police helicopter, were deployed.
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Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Officials said the chaotic incident quickly triggered a multi-agency pursuit, prompting officers to deploy tire-deflation devices along a highway before the situation escalated into a brief foot chase outside of Denver.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Among the Dolphins’ many keys to success in 2026 are whether Sullivan collects quality talent (players with the right skills and the right mindset), and how coach Jeff Hafley deploys that talent now and in the future.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Outside of traditional education, using tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and vibe-coding platforms such as Lovable, more people are designing and deploying entirely new companies at incredible scale.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
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Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Officials said the chaotic incident quickly triggered a multi-agency pursuit, prompting officers to deploy tire-deflation devices along a highway before the situation escalated into a brief foot chase outside of Denver.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Among the Dolphins’ many keys to success in 2026 are whether Sullivan collects quality talent (players with the right skills and the right mindset), and how coach Jeff Hafley deploys that talent now and in the future.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Outside of traditional education, using tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and vibe-coding platforms such as Lovable, more people are designing and deploying entirely new companies at incredible scale.
—Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploy
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Here, on the game’s first short corner, Martin Odegaard and Eze are stationed by the edge of the 18-yard box, with Kai Havertz in position to attack the back post from near the penalty spot.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Participants move from station to station to perform different exercises, each with a distinct focus, ranging from power, speed, footwork, agility and control.—
Mary Eber,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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More than anything, Bernard’s significant production at the college level should better position him to make an impact with a QB like Rodgers, who expects precision and professionalism.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Within moments, a Secret Service agent positioned himself at the bathroom entrance, his pistol drawn.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Detectives located him by following the meandering path of laundry, sent to him by his wife, via multiple messengers.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Pluto, a frigid mountainous world with craters and glaciers, is located among icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt, located at the outskirts of our solar system beyond Neptune's orbit – now the farthest planet from the sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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And don’t skip the gutters — clean them regularly or install guards to keep water from sitting there.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Clear them out or install guards.—
Ryan Brennan
April 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nataliia and Valerii papered the walls in bright patterns and planted cosmos in the front yard.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Later, Josh Manson got planted into the metal part of the boards near the home bench at game speed, suffering an upper-body injury that sent him back to the locker room.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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