as in stationed
to place in a particular position
The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.
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Recent Examples of deployed
To comply with the federal consent decree, the city of Chicago is required to complete an analysis of whether officers are deployed efficiently and effectively in neighborhoods across Chicago.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Withholding federal funding from hospitals is one of the most extreme enforcement tools available to regulators, one the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has seldom deployed.
—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
That has also meant that Morgan Gibbs-White has been deployed closer to the left flank to accommodate those two, which has also worked to wondrous effect.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
They can be deployed in months, bypassing the decades-long permitting battles of massive infrastructure.
—Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Minnick deployed to Iraq for more than a year with the National Guard, including the violent summer of 2004 in Mosul.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
This is already nearly 100 percent deployed in major Chinese hotels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The agreement provides for boosting the number of officers deployed on the ground from 907 now to 1,392 for the 2026—2029 period, along with the creation of an additional police unit dedicated to combating irregular migration, funded by France, the French Interior Ministry said.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Reports of food shortages on naval ships deployed to the Middle East.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Withholding federal funding from hospitals is one of the most extreme enforcement tools available to regulators, one the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has seldom deployed.
—Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
That has also meant that Morgan Gibbs-White has been deployed closer to the left flank to accommodate those two, which has also worked to wondrous effect.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
They can be deployed in months, bypassing the decades-long permitting battles of massive infrastructure.
—Jennifer Granholm, semafor.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Minnick deployed to Iraq for more than a year with the National Guard, including the violent summer of 2004 in Mosul.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
This is already nearly 100 percent deployed in major Chinese hotels.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
The agreement provides for boosting the number of officers deployed on the ground from 907 now to 1,392 for the 2026—2029 period, along with the creation of an additional police unit dedicated to combating irregular migration, funded by France, the French Interior Ministry said.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Reports of food shortages on naval ships deployed to the Middle East.
—John Whitehead, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deployed
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Van Dyke, who is stationed at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina, was charged Thursday with the unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, theft of nonpublic government information, commodities fraud, wire fraud and making an unlawful monetary transaction.—
Gary D. Robertson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Van Dyke, a 38-year-old North Carolina resident stationed at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, has been an active-duty soldier since 2008 and a master sergeant with US Army Special Forces since 2023, according to the indictment.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2026
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The company has long positioned itself as the more cautious player in the AI race.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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The next day, as Shirley positioned himself outside the Capitol, Democrats killed the Republican’s special session motion without a debate.—
Andrew Graham
April 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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To avoid my mistake, instead head left on Northside Drive toward Fenton Parkway, which will take you up to the trailhead, located on the northern side of Pompeii Lane.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The past day has seen the sun unleash a series of powerful solar flares, including two X-class flares and corresponding eruptions from a sunspot region located on the western limb that caused radio blackouts on Earth, while casting masses of plasma into space known as coronal mass ejections.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Deployed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deployed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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