deploy
verb (used with object)
to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
deploying
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present participleof deploy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He can get a quick answer by deploying an agent to check meeting transcripts that are shared on Slack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Inzerillo said when he tries to recall where he heard a fact, he can get a quick answer by deploying an agent to check meeting transcripts shared on Slack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
They also came after Israel bombed the disused Abu Duhur airbase in the country's northwest earlier in the week, claiming it wanted to avert Turkish troops deploying to the facility.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
South Korean authorities are deploying drones to issue heat warnings to farmers while residents are taking shelter in airports, as the country battles an unprecedented heatwave.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
He came out into a field and saw men deploying, moving out on both sides of the road, cutting away the fences: Pender’s Division.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
