deployed; deploying; deploys
1
a
: to extend (a military unit) especially in width
b
: to place in battle formation or appropriate positions
deploying troops to the region
2
: to spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose
deploy a sales force
deploy a parachute
: to move, spread out, or function while being deployed
the troops deployed along the front
the parachute failed to deploy
Examples of deploy in a Sentence
The troops were deployed for battle.
They plan to deploy more American soldiers over the next six months.
Two scientists were deployed to study the problem.
Both campaigns are deploying volunteers to the cities to encourage people to vote.
Equipment and supplies have been deployed across the country.
He deploys several arguments to prove his point.
Wait several seconds before deploying the parachute.
The boat's sails were not fully deployed.
The parachute failed to deploy properly.
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From startups to large enterprises, companies rely on the cloud to deploy workloads, scale operations and speed up their time-to-market.
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Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Read: America’s bird-flu luck has officially run out Those sorts of interventions would have at least bought more of the nation time to provision farmworkers with information and protection, and perhaps develop a plan to strategically deploy vaccines.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The fire perimeter data is collected by California’s Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System Program, aircrafts deployed from bases in Central and Southern California that circle a fire, broadcasting video to firefighters on the ground.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The California National Guard has also deployed ten water-dropping helicopters to support efforts.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ravi Laudya, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Read: America’s bird-flu luck has officially run out Those sorts of interventions would have at least bought more of the nation time to provision farmworkers with information and protection, and perhaps develop a plan to strategically deploy vaccines.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
The fire perimeter data is collected by California’s Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System Program, aircrafts deployed from bases in Central and Southern California that circle a fire, broadcasting video to firefighters on the ground.
—Tessa Stuart, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
The California National Guard has also deployed ten water-dropping helicopters to support efforts.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Deploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deploy. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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