Thesaurus results for DEPLOYS

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 The new open-air 849 Testarossa Spider brings a folding aluminum top that deploys in 14 seconds at a penalty of 199 pounds. — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026 Speaking of safety, all GV90s include the world’s first roof airbag (which deploys in the case of a rollover), one of 12 airbags throughout the interior. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 Big Ridley commands armies of extras, builds enormous sets and deploys cutting-edge visual effects to create places that no longer exist — or never did. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 In response, the AI starts a nuclear war and deploys its robots—the terminators—to eliminate the human race. — Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2026 His company deploys small modular light-water nuclear reactors on barges, offering a novel solution for sustainable energy. — Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Clark said the Navy has 11 aircraft carriers and typically deploys two or three at a time. — Ben Finley, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The platform deploys an engine of specialized, multi-agent AI systems that analyze land, power availability, fiber connections, and local zoning laws simultaneously rather than sequentially. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Then, a pilot in Texas taps into the school's cameras and deploys a drone. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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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

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If most people tend to think of the art as the visual or sonic manifestation one encounters, Protocol Art locates the art not in its manifestations but in the work that generates them.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The medical model locates disability inside the individual, a deficit to be cured, corrected or endured until the person can function in a world built without them.

— Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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Buffseek Buffseek explicitly positions it for both teens and adults, featuring a throttle response and power delivery that are more approachable for new riders.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Thinking about these decisions positions you well for what’s to come and begins to transition your organization from what has been to what can be.

— Sarah Davis, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of positions

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The playwright’s story plants its clues carefully enough that the eventual revelations feel surprising without feeling arbitrary — exactly what a good ghost story should accomplish.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Speculations have arisen about the possibilities that plants’ cellular consciousness is aware of cellular death beyond their immediate environment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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The program unites businesses such as Stellantis that want to prevent crime on or near their properties; the business installs surveillance cameras, which are then monitored by DPD officers who use the footage to investigate potential crimes.

— Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Hunker also installs a complete electrical system via TrekMount modular mounting hardware.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

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Without diminishing that aspect of music, Musical Bodies rightly situates as much meaning in the objects themselves.

— Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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

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