deployed

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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This time out, the character deployed a new catch phrase, “Devout!” in reference to being both Christian and Jewish, and he brought out bearded backup dancers called Blast Boys.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

More than 4,000 police officers have been deployed to London, as crowds start to gather for two rival protests in the capital.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The force deployed 4,000 officers -- alongside horses, dogs, drones and helicopters -- to manage Robinson's so-called "Unite the Kingdom" march and the rival rally marking Nakba Day.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Despite Patel’s theatrical denials under oath, the machinery of the state has already been deployed against the press.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

It is possible, too, that Holmes simply offered the attorney cash for the information, or deployed his false warmth and teary regret to seduce the attorney into revealing the group’s mounting consensus.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson