as in expands
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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The new step, announced by the White House on Wednesday, expands the PACT Act, a 2022 law that widened access to benefits and care for veterans exposed to burn pits used to dispose of trash and waste on military bases.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Side Quest expands the Mythic Quest universe and looks at the impacts the game has on employees, players, and fans.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2025
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The reason is the Drake Passage, the channel that extends between the tip of South America and Antarctica’s King George Island, considered one of the roughest bodies of water in the world due to powerful currents unimpeded by any land mass.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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The connection extends to the rest of the staff; Golden and special teams coordinator Marty Biagi teach the same fundamentals about ball disruption, so two phases rep the same things.—
Matt Baker,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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This approach - Model-as-a-Service - not only reduces costs but also accelerates the adoption of AI across various industries.—
Mark Greeven,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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This iterative approach accelerates the development process and can enhance the final product's quality, as continuous user input ensures better alignment with market needs.—
Wayne Yu,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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This increases the chances of feeling sleepy at bedtime.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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What's more, exposure to gluten, and therefore to its famous ‘alpha-gliadin’ molecule, increases the production of zonulin, a protein that promotes the stretching of the intestine's tight junctions at the intestinal level.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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Fred Battisti develops and executes a companywide leasing strategy as First National Realty Partners' Chief Revenue Officer.—
Fred Battisti,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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One to six months later, secondary syphilis develops, with a rough, bumpy syphilis rash appearing alongside other symptoms like fever.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
7 Jan. 2025
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Though about a quarter of DNA exonerations involve a false confession, that percentage jumps to more than 34% for those who were under 18 when wrongfully convicted, and 69% for those with mental disabilities, according a 2022 analysis by the National Registry of Exonerations.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Speaking of the holiday that is just around the corner, recently released Bing Crosby compilation Ultimate Christmas jumps from Number Eight to Six with 65,000 units.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
22 Dec. 2024
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Old Master art, religious or not, augments all kinds of Christmas décor by adding the patina of vintage values.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
14 Dec. 2024
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Machine learning complements the cruise control, and evasive-steering assist augments the forward collision warning system.—
Doug Newcomb,
PCMAG,
11 Dec. 2024
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Donovan maximizes the shot-making potential of his youngest players such as Buzelis and Julian Phillips by creating their 3-point opportunities in the corner, leaving above-the-break 3s to sharpshooters Zach LaVine and Coby White.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Dec. 2024
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The dual charring maximizes flavor extraction from the cask wood, giving the whiskey a rich, complex character.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Parlays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlays. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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