PARLAYS Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

parlays

verb

present tense third-person singular of parlay

as in expands

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 parlays Movie law conveniently parlays their lengthy sentence into a week’s work at the cheery, picturesque Burning Bush Camp, where supervising pastor Tom (Chris Klein) sportingly overlooks their dubious childcare creds and eccentric prayer style. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026 There are also nods to Audemars Piguet’s more recent history, like a cool Marshall jukebox packed with songs from AP collaborators—Mark Ronson, John Mayer, and Raye, among them—which parlays the strong music seam that runs though the new AP House. — Ming Liu, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026

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In April 2026, the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee found that advanced AI had not yet been adopted in a way that presented systemic risk but warned that risks could increase rapidly as deployment expands.

— Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The new law expands California’s definition of who is a resident under state sales tax law in an effort to weed out phony shell companies, making a company liable for state taxes when at least one member of the business is a California resident.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of expands

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The Italian deal extends a run of international partnerships the guild has struck since the pandemic.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
While the majority of shoppers are Latino, particularly Mexican, Palomino said the market’s appeal extends to other communities as well.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of extends

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Their performance on the court will get even better with this kick’s Goodyear® performance outsole, which boosts grip and durability.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
The brand’s core technology, NIA 114, strengthens the skin barrier and boosts the performance of other active ingredients.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of boosts

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Communities are being asked to do more with less as climate change accelerates, and the skills needed to care for these places are being lost.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
This swelling warps the battery’s internal structure and accelerates degradation, making large-format cells unsafe and short-lived.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of accelerates

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That’s harder to find in fashion these days, as the comparable speed of digital culture increases trend turnover and even algorithmic advertising struggles to keep up with what looking empirically cool means.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
While productivity increases dramatically, consumption often grows even faster.

— Sudipto Dasgupta, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

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The play’s tension, gently but poignantly unspooled, develops from the fact that while Ryan has pursued a career onstage, Charlie never did.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Asfaw primarily develops cost-friendly skin care products that target young consumer needs.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of develops

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Literature states that the recurrence rate after one pregnancy is affected by anencephaly jumps dramatically to between 2%-5%.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Its robots physically traveled to Finland and performed the furnace jumps themselves.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

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