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 super influencer was among the first wave of beauty creators to parlay her digital audience into a beauty brand — and later made waves when TSG Consumer took a stake in the brand in 2017.
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James Manso, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
That part worked out: Brogdon won Sixth Man of the Year for Boston’s conference finalists in 2023 and then was parlayed into Jrue Holiday a year later.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 May 2025
By his late twenties, Altman had parlayed his Loopt millions into a series of successful startup investments and become the president of Y Combinator, the tech mega-incubator that has spun off dozens of billion-dollar companies.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Like many folks raised Catholic know, there’s sometimes a self-destructive tendency to pursue things as an adult you were told endlessly to feel bad about as a kid, which can parlay itself into habits of excess.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
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James Manso, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
That part worked out: Brogdon won Sixth Man of the Year for Boston’s conference finalists in 2023 and then was parlayed into Jrue Holiday a year later.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 May 2025
By his late twenties, Altman had parlayed his Loopt millions into a series of successful startup investments and become the president of Y Combinator, the tech mega-incubator that has spun off dozens of billion-dollar companies.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Like many folks raised Catholic know, there’s sometimes a self-destructive tendency to pursue things as an adult you were told endlessly to feel bad about as a kid, which can parlay itself into habits of excess.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlay
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Organizers are also expanding the slate of live podcasts with Johnny Manziel’s Glory Daze and Jeff Teague’s 520 Podcast set to take the stage, for example.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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Last year, his position expanded to include chief franchise officer.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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The downgrade to a notch above junk was based on loans extended to countries that have defaulted on their obligations.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
25 June 2025
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Activate Multiple Channels For Maximum Impact True market leadership extends beyond content creation to thoughtful activation across multiple channels.—
Yogesh Shah,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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This can accelerate aging and increase the risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and some cancers.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 June 2025
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India’s space ambitions have accelerated under Modi, who was elected to a third term last June and has tried to assert India’s place on the global stage.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
26 June 2025
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However, analysts appear divided on whether the fees Reddit receives from Google and advertisers will be sufficient to boost its stock, reported Investor's Business Daily.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The power of combination Wu pointed out that acetaminophen appears to boost the pain-relief properties of other medications.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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The decision to decrease the tax rate comes after a recent revaluation that increased single-family home values in the county by about 58%.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
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Suicide rates, especially among young men, began to rapidly increase in the 1960s and is among the highest in the world today.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
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Combat is fast and snappy but requires in-depth knowledge of its systems players will develop over time.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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Rosenberg emphasizes that at this point, AI is still just another tool that’s used for developing content—like CGI.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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Next, executives will pull draft decks, key performance indicators (KPIs) and reports from internal systems and augment them with AI summarization of complex documents into executive digests.—
Paroon Chadha,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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In short, four prominent celestial objects — the moon, a bright planet and two bright stars — stretched out across a little more than a dozen degrees of the west-northwest sky.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
24 June 2025
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Focused on beginner-friendly culinary techniques, Max teaches readers how to make infused butter, oil and milk, and how to stretch flower effectively.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Parlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlay. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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