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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
Finalists on The Traitors last season, including winners Gabby Windey and Dylan Efron, parlayed their success on the show into wide-ranging careers on TV and in podcasting.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Cauley, a 23-year-old infielder and former third-round draft choice, has parlayed a big league camp invite into a showcase of abilities that’s caught the attention of a first-year manager who was once in his shoes.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Can that migration be parlayed into a more lucrative rights package in the future?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Androulakis herself described her job as bridging the gap between chemistry and marketing, which she’s parlayed into the last 18 months working on Leaked Labs.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Neil Sedaka, an irrepressible songsmith who parlayed his compositional skills into pop stardom during the height of the Brill Building era in the 1960s and later staged an easy-listening comeback in the 1970s, has died at age 86.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
The Manchester native parlayed his reputation into multiple appearances on the E!
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Freestyle skier Eileen Gu and snowboarder Chloe Kim are part of a handful of elite athletes who have parlayed their Olympic fame into millions of dollars in sponsorships.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
So we should all be braced for the strong possibility that one or two or three of those picks in the first two rounds will be parlayed into slightly lower picks, plus additional picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026
Cauley, a 23-year-old infielder and former third-round draft choice, has parlayed a big league camp invite into a showcase of abilities that’s caught the attention of a first-year manager who was once in his shoes.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
Can that migration be parlayed into a more lucrative rights package in the future?
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Androulakis herself described her job as bridging the gap between chemistry and marketing, which she’s parlayed into the last 18 months working on Leaked Labs.
—James Manso, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Neil Sedaka, an irrepressible songsmith who parlayed his compositional skills into pop stardom during the height of the Brill Building era in the 1960s and later staged an easy-listening comeback in the 1970s, has died at age 86.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
The Manchester native parlayed his reputation into multiple appearances on the E!
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Freestyle skier Eileen Gu and snowboarder Chloe Kim are part of a handful of elite athletes who have parlayed their Olympic fame into millions of dollars in sponsorships.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
So we should all be braced for the strong possibility that one or two or three of those picks in the first two rounds will be parlayed into slightly lower picks, plus additional picks.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlayed
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Sunain has expanded its robot data capture to homes in Turkey, Singapore, Canada and Malaysia.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The company later expanded globally, providing voting machines and other technology to help carry out elections in 25 countries, from Argentina to Zambia.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His concern extended beyond the precise question of the neutrality proclamation; Madison offered a more general admonition against bestowing war powers on a single, potentially flawed individual.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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This academic year, the district extended the school day for elementary students by 20 minutes.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the results, Stifel analyst Brian Chin reiterated a buy rating on Micron stock and boosted his price target to $550 from $360.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bell appears to have boosted his draft stock considerably at Indianapolis.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2026
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But an unexpectedly powerful solar cycle that peaked in 2024 accelerated that timeline by increasing atmospheric drag on the spacecraft, according to the agency.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Each mission after that, however, has been repurposed and accelerated.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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At the heart of the system is a compact blockchain protocol developed by the technology company Minima.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Their professional paths developed through extensive education and hands-on experience, with each bringing distinct strengths into the practice.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Career Connections program allowing students to learn career skills and earn credentials, Skipper highlighted, started off with around 1,000 students four years ago and has now increased to over 4,000 students.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Before that, the rate had increased 56% over two years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In California, annual sales of new light-duty zero-emission vehicles jumped 43% in 2022, according to the state’s Energy Commission.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Palm oil surged as much as 10%, soybean oil jumped and wheat neared a two-year peak, as the war in the Middle East drove energy and fertilizer costs higher and threatened to tighten supplies across agricultural markets.—
Hallie Gu,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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His earliest records were stark, spare and sad, seemingly solo even when augmented by another voice, string player, or percussionist.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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