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deploy

[dih-ploi] / dɪˈplɔɪ /
VERB
redistribute, station troops or weapons
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expand open set up use
STRONG
arrange display dispose extend position unfold utilize
WEAK
fan out form front put out patrol set out spread out take battle stations
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conclude end finish
STRONG
conceal disarrange disorder displace disturb hide withhold
WEAK
not use

Example Sentences

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The U.K. will deploy a small number of additional troops and air-defense systems to the Middle East, including a Sky Sabre system to Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Defense said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Separately, the defence secretary told Saudi Arabia's defence minister that the UK will deploy air defence missile system Sky Sabre there this week along with teams to operate the system.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Amazon in February received permission from regulators to deploy another 4,500 satellites to create a second-generation system and a polar constellation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

That is, Berkshire’s fortress balance sheet and its durable earnings make it more valuable in times of stress or chaos, since it can deploy capital when others are constrained.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

But because Spanish ports and vessels were closed to Dutch shipping, the economic survival of the tiny republic depended on its ability to construct, man and deploy a great fleet of commercial sailing vessels.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.