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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 parlayed
She’s opened on the road for comedy megastars like Ramy Youssef, Mo Amer, and Gad Elmaleh and has parlayed her online following into headlining shows internationally.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Apatow parlayed that success into writing the 1995 film Heavyweights and producing The Cable Guy, starring Jim Carrey, in 1996.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
In the third, the Mariners parlayed four more hits into three runs.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
The same can be said of Mescal, who’s already parlayed playing men of muscular physique and melancholy dispositions into above-the-title movie stardom.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In his final season as a Buffalo, Hunter won the Heisman Trophy and parlayed that into becoming the second overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars, who gave up a haul in the NFL Draft to get him.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
While the brand initially started off as a column in a youth-run magazine, Dimoldenberg parlayed the idea into a digital series which is now increasingly being used by film marketing teams as part of the press cycle for film promotion.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of these girls have bought a single cow and parlayed that into a small herd while supporting entire families with the proceeds.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 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
Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Apatow parlayed that success into writing the 1995 film Heavyweights and producing The Cable Guy, starring Jim Carrey, in 1996.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
In the third, the Mariners parlayed four more hits into three runs.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
The same can be said of Mescal, who’s already parlayed playing men of muscular physique and melancholy dispositions into above-the-title movie stardom.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
In his final season as a Buffalo, Hunter won the Heisman Trophy and parlayed that into becoming the second overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars, who gave up a haul in the NFL Draft to get him.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
While the brand initially started off as a column in a youth-run magazine, Dimoldenberg parlayed the idea into a digital series which is now increasingly being used by film marketing teams as part of the press cycle for film promotion.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Many of these girls have bought a single cow and parlayed that into a small herd while supporting entire families with the proceeds.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlayed
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By 2019, Kirk expanded into electoral politics with Turning Point Action, a 501(c)(4) that allowed his network to directly campaign for Republicans.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kraft had an 8-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter that extended Green Bay’s lead to 24-10.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 9-inch monochrome CRT was retained, but the floppy drive no longer had a door, and the keyboard was extended with several special keys.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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In 2002, the state’s delegation in the House was split 4-4, before Democrats led a round of redistricting after the 2000 census that boosted their advantage 6-2.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Roots Of The 70-Hour Workweek The 996 work culture originated in China's tech and manufacturing sectors in the early 2010s, becoming widespread as the country's rapid economic growth accelerated through the mid-2010s.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The introduction of name, image and likeness money and unlimited transfers has accelerated player movement at an unprecedented rate and lowered the ceiling at the top of the sport.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The glasses, reportedly developed under the codename Hypernova, will launch under the Ray-Ban brand.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mara Roszak developed the RŌZ Evergreen Style Cream to use in place of traditional gels, providing light-to-medium hold with shea butter, hydrolyzed pea protein, and carnauba wax.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Reportedly, the use of the RT-70 radio antenna increased the accuracy of GLONASS by around 30%.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The trade and investment element of state visits has increased in recent times.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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However those who saw rates remaining the same jumped to 7 members, indicating a more hawkish position for the Fed and raising the ire of the current administration.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Intel shares jumped 33% to around $33 a share in premarket trading following news of the deal.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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By leveraging customer insights and market data, which can often be augmented by AI, CMOs can develop more effective product launch strategies that drive business growth.—
Monica Kumar,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Physical, occupational and speech therapists augmented the team.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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