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
It’s now widely deployed as a comedic corpse (and show) reviver — fall and rise.
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Federal agents, who were masked during the clashes, appeared to use crowd control measures, including deploying irritants.
—Bonnie McLean, ABC News, 10 July 2025
Deepfakes have been growing more sophisticated in recent years, in addition to being increasingly deployed for malicious purposes.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 10 July 2025
The American spy plane fleet is often deployed overseas to allied countries, including Japan, the U.K. and Qatar.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Federal agents, who were masked during the clashes, appeared to use crowd control measures, including deploying irritants.
—Bonnie McLean, ABC News, 10 July 2025
Deepfakes have been growing more sophisticated in recent years, in addition to being increasingly deployed for malicious purposes.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 10 July 2025
The American spy plane fleet is often deployed overseas to allied countries, including Japan, the U.K. and Qatar.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Will Wallace take a huge leap forward in Year 2? Last summer, Wallace, a 2024 third-round pick, was stationed behind Jewell and Shaq Thompson on the inside linebacker depth chart.—
Mike Kaye
July 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 July 2025
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Much of the group is stationed in and around San Diego.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Witnesses largely suggested that the Secret Service's lack of direction given to local agencies ultimately led to the security failures that allowed 20-year-old Crooks to position himself on a nearby rooftop and fire at the former president.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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The home sits in the middle of a residential neighborhood, positioned at the bottom of about 2 acres of sloping land off a narrow public road.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
11 July 2025
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Because Ireland is an Anglophone country with large diasporas located in the United Kingdom and the United States, it is assumed that politics should behave a little bit like the two nations who pump so much influence back into it through the mass media produced in London, New York, and Hollywood.—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
11 July 2025
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Pérez Art Museum Miami The Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), located off Biscayne Boulevard, offers world-class exhibitions, outdoor sculptures, and spaces for art, relaxation, and dining.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System, or MTS, has a contract with Clear Channel to handle getting the contracts and putting on the wraps, which take about a day to install.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The company has already worked with Mercedes-Benz to install charging stations at locations across the U.S.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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And Aleesha spontaneously planted a kiss on Luke while celebrating their successful covert operation to get Karina’s laptop.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees may be planted on resident’s private property only.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deploy. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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