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
The majority of winners received steady modeling work after the show, and some eventually parlayed their newfound fame into other endeavors, including hosting or acting — while some have stepped out of the spotlight completely.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 July 2025
Democrats are now pondering how to harness the power of the protests and parlay it into ongoing excitement for a party that has felt lost and rudderless since former Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Nicole La Ha, who parlayed the title of Mrs. America 2022 into a successful run as Illinois State Representative in the 82nd District, is among the participants.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 June 2025
Álvarez parlayed that into a strong 2014 season (12-7, 2.65) but shoulder problems kept him from ever earning another win.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 20 July 2025
Democrats are now pondering how to harness the power of the protests and parlay it into ongoing excitement for a party that has felt lost and rudderless since former Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Nicole La Ha, who parlayed the title of Mrs. America 2022 into a successful run as Illinois State Representative in the 82nd District, is among the participants.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 7 June 2025
Álvarez parlayed that into a strong 2014 season (12-7, 2.65) but shoulder problems kept him from ever earning another win.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlay
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The 8000 was born after the engineers at GE Aerospace reconfigured the Passport’s software and McCullough’s team expanded the fuel capacity in the wings.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
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Plans to redevelop and expand Whitefish Bay's Sendik's Food Market would put a new two-story store on a prominent Silver Spring Drive corner just east of the grocer's existing location, which would be demolished and turned into a parking lot.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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From the beginning, Blake knew his responsibility extended far beyond administrative and coaching duties.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The club just extended All-Star pitcher Seth Lugo with a new two-year contract.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
31 July 2025
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As for Nowak’s question about the possibility of AWS’ growth rate accelerating in the back half of the year, Jassy wouldn’t directly answer it but stressed his optimism, in part stemming from AWS customers starting to deploy more AI products at scale that should continue to ramp in coming quarters.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
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This substantial increase in funding is intended to support the administration's efforts to accelerate deportations in pursuit of fulfilling President Trump's goal of removing one million individuals within a year.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The intelligence chief cited emails from Obama officials and a five-year-old classified House report in hopes of undermining the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to boost Trump and denigrate Clinton.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Trump has argued that lower interest rates would boost growth and reduce borrowing costs.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Duke Energy predicts that in the next 15 years, Carolina customers’ annual electric use will increase by about 58,000 gigawatt-hours.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
25 July 2025
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One of Arizona’s largest private landowners has plans to develop the state’s largest data center project, a development estimated to cost $33 billion.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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Zilber Property Group developed the Caledonia facility in collaboration with Saputo and other local partners. Saputo, one of the world's largest dairy processors, closed its Lancaster plant in 2024, resulting in job losses.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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This is among the greatest strengths of AI—augmenting human capabilities.—
Hank Boughner,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The Royals must win games and remain in the playoff mix in order to keep their current roster together — and perhaps even augment it.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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The origins of the chess player stretched back well before the time of Barnum and Poe.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
30 July 2025
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The Integrated Tsunami Alert System of Mexico and Central America has issued a tsunami alert that stretches from Ensenada, on Mexico’s northwest coast, to the Central American country of Panama.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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“Parlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlay. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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