deploys

verb

present tense third-person singular of deploy
as in stations
to place in a particular position The commander deployed additional troops to the region this morning.

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Recent Examples of deploys Thomas frequently deploys the club on courses where traditional 3-woods aren't needed off the deck, and used this mini-driver as a dependable secondary tee option that carries further than a 3-wood. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Rather than forcing a single battery type to do it all, Highstar deploys custom chemistries tailored to every layer of the data center. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 Charlotte deploys about 10 dedicated litter crews in the field each day. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026 Microsoft also deploys its own Maia chips in its data centers. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Founder Lou Troiano deploys a mascot called Buster Foam at recycling events. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 The startup, then, deploys AI agents to handle the tasks that hospitals most need to solve, from long wait times to missed follow-ups to paperwork backlogs. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 16 July 2026 The payer deploys the tool that decides what care gets authorized. — Afnan R. Tariq, STAT, 8 July 2026 However, industry watchers say Amazon’s initial service for Leo will be constrained to only a slice of the Earth’s geography until the company deploys more satellites. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploys
  1. stations
  2. locates
  3. positions
  4. plants
  5. installs
  6. situates
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  • Dubbed the Velvet Gang, the trio snatches the overpriced, often monochromatic fashion threads designed by Christie Smith (Demi Moore, in a performance of comedic genius), a pretentious piece of work who stations herself in a leaning building (wink, win to San Francisco there).
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Instead, Boston stations him away from the basketball, the keeper of the weak side, free to flick away passes, kill screening actions with switches and, somehow, block shots.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of stations
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  • Tamas locates its tragedy not only in violence and displacement but also in the speed with which neighbors become enemies while those who engineer communal hatred remain insulated from the suffering that follows.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • The female locates and stings a large insect such as a cicada or katydid and then brings it back to the burrow.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of locates
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  • This effort positions the diaspora as active participants in Ghana's development, fostering self-reliance and ensuring partnerships benefit the nation's growth.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Whitney further noted that Amentum’s broader nuclear expertise positions the company to support some of the most complex challenges in the sector.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of positions
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  • The Odyssey without gods is a bold twist on the source material, but Nolan plants the seeds throughout his adaptation.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Knowing which plants toxic to dogs are in your space is the first step toward keeping them safe.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of plants
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  • In that window fifteen real machines downloaded and ran it, and one of them belonged to a security company with no connection to anything in the scenario, which installs Python packages automatically in order to scan them for malware.
    — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Will benefit if new OC Sean Mannion indeed installs more routes for running backs.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of installs
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  • Garvey said the journal, which published quarterly from 1993 to 2005, was premised on the idea of abolishing whiteness as a social category that situates white people above other racial groups.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • And Anne Hathaway, in a bravura performance, situates Penelope on an emotional precipice, caught between indecision and indignation, between yearning for her husband and a palpable disgust with the alternatives.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of situates

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