parlay

verb

Definition of parlaynext
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 Trump’s desire to parlay personal charisma into deals may be one of his least idiosyncratic qualities. — Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 At just 24, the WNBA star has parlayed her athletic prowess and big personality into a multifaceted career. — Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 But his personal viewing habits skew towards thrillers and action films, and a longtime hero is Michael Crichton, the Harvard Medical School graduate turned writer who parlayed his science background into franchises like Jurassic Park and ER. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Former Chargers coach Brandon Staley and former Atlanta coach Raheem Morris — now defensive coordinators with New Orleans and San Francisco, respectively — also parlayed stints with McVay into head coaching opportunities. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for parlay
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlay
  1. expand
  2. extend
  3. accelerate
  4. boost
  5. increase
  6. develop
  7. augment
  8. stretch
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  • Good Time Charlie has Haddad shifting into a study of many characters at once and expanding in scale.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The National Hurricane Center's official forecast is not one specific line, but rather a cone of uncertainty that expands with time, up to five days out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of expand
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  • The platform also incorporates measures to extend the time between major overhauls, potentially reducing maintenance demands and improving fleet availability.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Produced by Joy House Productions, the film extends Hopwood’s run of stories about relationships and Chinese Australian life.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of extend
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  • In 2025, the company opened a global fragrance atelier in Paris, called La Maison des Paroberfums, which aims to accelerate innovation across its portfolio of fragrance brands including Jo Malone London, Le Labo, Kilian Paris and more.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Democratic Unitary Platform, Venezuela’s largest opposition coalition, has called for a more dynamic relationship with Washington to accelerate political change.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerate
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  • The decreases come as the CTA boosted law enforcement on the system at the federal government’s behest, a move that threatened to withhold funding from the transit agency after last year’s Blue Line attack.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • To boost that dewy look, layer from lightest to heaviest with a light, concentrated hydrating hyaluronic acid serum, followed by a moisturizer and then a barrier repair cream.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of boost
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  • Over the next three years, Movistar Plus plans to increase its annual output of Spanish originals from eight to 16 series, alongside another 10 titles through co-production and rights acquisition agreements.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The GroundBreaker 1 selection comes as the Department of War places increasing emphasis on rapidly fielding autonomous and robotic systems capable of operating alongside warfighters.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of increase
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  • Researchers have developed a paper-thin foot membrane that lets crawling microrobots harvest electricity directly from the ground beneath them, ditching heavy onboard batteries by turning metal and silicon surfaces into an active power source.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Neil Carleton, a cancer biologist and first-year resident physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said that breast tumors can develop and grow differently in older patients than in younger ones because of hormone levels and inflammation.
    — Allessandra DiCorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of develop
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  • By definition, neither party enjoys a clear advantage in these contests, so both will look to augment their base support with the votes of independents.
    — Julio Borquez, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As The Economist recently reported, this began to change as local sources were augmented by federal and state spending.
    — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of augment
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  • The move will put the mobile coastal weapon closer to Taiwan than during its previous deployment in Japan and comes as Washington and Tokyo expand their ability to operate in the islands stretching toward the Taiwan Strait.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The shoe takes visual cues from a tennis net stretched by impact into consideration, creating a design that feels fluid.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of stretch

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“Parlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlay. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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