deploy
verb (used with object)
to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
deployed
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past participleof deploy.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof deploy.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
deployverb (used with object)to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
Example Sentences
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Firefighters from across Belgium and from Germany have been deployed to assist, supported by next-generation fire engines.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The visit comes as scrutiny grows over conditions aboard the carrier, which left San Diego in November and has now been deployed for more than 260 days.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Recent media reporting has portrayed varying perspectives on operational tempo, crew morale and the realities facing our deployed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
On Friday, Stephen Kinnock, Secretary of State for Wales, said military personnel had been deployed for logistical support and to help "ease the pressure on the ground".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 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
