as in to expand
to use or develop (something) to get something else that has greater value
He hoped to parlay his basketball skills into a college scholarship.
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Recent Examples of parlay
Many of these girls have bought a single cow and parlayed that into a small herd while supporting entire families with the proceeds.
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
During the pandemic, Republicans — and some moderate Democrats — parlayed concerns about visible property crime and blight in blue cities into winning electoral strategies, even as violent crime has dropped in recent decades.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Stal Ostrow won the Polish title that season, which Kell parlayed into a move to Pallacanestro Varese of the prestigious Italian League.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Robbins, now a media executive, would also parlay into producing and directing, tapping his father to appear across several of his projects.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
During the pandemic, Republicans — and some moderate Democrats — parlayed concerns about visible property crime and blight in blue cities into winning electoral strategies, even as violent crime has dropped in recent decades.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Stal Ostrow won the Polish title that season, which Kell parlayed into a move to Pallacanestro Varese of the prestigious Italian League.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Robbins, now a media executive, would also parlay into producing and directing, tapping his father to appear across several of his projects.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlay
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The tournament expanded from 24 teams to 32 at the start of the 1999-2000 season, with a second group stage then played before being replaced with the round of 16 in 2003-04.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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This shift is reinforced by Russia’s push to expand its eastward infrastructure through the Power of Siberia pipelines cementing a more permanent divide in global energy markets.—
Earl Carr,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The driller responsible for it, Patton Exploration, solicited companies to extend a pipeline to the oil well to capture the gas and evaluated whether the gas could be used to mine bitcoin.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bullion hit fresh highs this week, with spot values extending their record run above the $3,500 mark into the middle of the week.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rallied 1% after data showed accelerating growth in earnings for Japanese workers.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Google and Meta on Friday announced new partnerships with Reliance Industries as the Indian conglomerate seeks to accelerate its push into artificial intelligence.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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This powder comes in a few delicious flavors—unflavored, strawberry lemon, vanilla, and chocolate—and is packed with vitamin C, which can support collagen synthesis to further boost effectiveness, according to Fazio.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
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The inability, or decision not, to sell players who would have boosted the club’s spending power is a subjective call made by United’s key decision-makers that will never sit right with some supporters.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Federal Supplement Security Income payments would increase for January but those payments would be made at the end of December.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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But there is really no reason why this should be the case for Pilates—which consists of different low-impact movements to strengthen your core muscles, increase your flexibility, improve your posture and give you more awareness of your body in general.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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In July, Anthropic was awarded a Pentagon contract to develop national security AI capabilities.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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These are all features developed by the building’s original creators, the Miami firm of Steward-Skinner and Associates, prominent architects of the time also responsible for the design of the Miami Seaquarium and MIA’s first jet-age terminal.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Posen said there will be a series of drops over time to augment the collection.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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That product was built from the ground up around AI and was possible only because of AI, as opposed to augmenting an existing product with AI.—
Sage Lazzaro,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The line often stretches out the door, a testament to the café’s reputation as one of Nashville’s most beloved no-frills eateries.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Shark nets were installed across 51 beaches in NSW, for the season starting September 1, across 51 beaches stretching around 140 miles from Newcastle to Wollongong, 9News reports.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Parlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlay. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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