PARLAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

parlay

verb

Definition of parlay

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 But the modern age of Oscar jockeying hasn’t seen such a film then parlay that secrecy into a nomination. — Jackson Murphy, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 There was an expectation that Texas quarterback Arch Manning would parlay his late surge last year into a masterful 2026 season that’d rank him near the top of every draft board in spring. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Like Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong, Widow’s Bay standout Kate O’Flynn could parlay her prestige-TV acclaim to Oscar attention for Tender Loving Care. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Outside of music, King parlayed his fame into an appearance in the movie King of New York and episodes of The Golden Girls and Family Matters. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parlay

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The company now plans to expand testing before integrating the engine into a flight vehicle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Ratan believes this way of expanding is a viable option for his future.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of expand

Verb

Allen drained it to extend Charlotte’s lead to 20, and then found Dennis Schröder for a high-five as Miami called a timeout.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
L3Harris is pursuing an air-breathing ramjet design intended to improve fuel efficiency and extend engagement distances.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of extend

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Japan has been accelerating military buildup in southwestern Japan to deter China.

— JIM GOMEZ, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Google just posted two quarters of negative free cash flow for the first time on record as AI spending accelerates while revenue isn’t growing as fast as expected.

— Lucy Bayly, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of accelerate

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The draft policy posted online by Kennedy's Department of Health and Human Services covers a handful of injectable peptides promoted within the wellness industry for uses such as building muscle, healing injuries and boosting energy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Technology created by space companies boosts Florida’s economic development in other ways, too.

— Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of boost

Verb

Some studies also suggest moving commuting times nearer to dusk in the fall increases the risk of vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife, which are more active around sunset.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2026
Advance voting has also increased more than 30% from the same point four years ago in Maine, Michigan, North Carolina and Kansas, states with competitive Senate races.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of increase

Verb

The fact that Haslem became a mentor for Adebayo and developed a close friendship with him during their six seasons as Heat teammates made the moment especially meaningful.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
The findings, published in Nature Sensors, build on years of work developing interfaces that allow prosthetic devices to respond more like natural limbs.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of develop

Verb

Legally, up to one percent of additives are allowed to be used without being disclosed to augment color and flavor, but nowadays many tequila drinkers are specifically seeking out additive-free expressions.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
The incoming Congress must act to preserve and augment funding for pediatric care.

— Jonathan E. Kohler, STAT, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of augment

Verb

The 49ers scored a touchdown on fourth-and-goal as running back Christian McCaffrey leaped over the pile of linemen and stretched the ball across the goal line, giving San Francisco an early 7-0 lead.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
More specifically, the Base-01 stretches out over a patch of earthen floor measuring 183 sq ft (17 sq m) – about the same amount of floor as this handsome Ikea tiny home.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

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