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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Now, even if the AL and NL were to stay, realignment is going to have to happen anyway once MLB expands to 32 teams.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025 -
The film expands on the novel Stabat Mater by Tiziano Scarpa, which in turn is based on the real life of Vivaldi who was a Roman Catholic priest and taught at the Ospedale della Pietà for almost 30 years.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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This pathway also extends to the investor's spouse and children under 21.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The value of the league's content extends beyond rights fees.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The system is also compatible with high-performance photovoltaic cells, like gallium arsenide (GaAs), a compound semiconductor that boosts overall power conversion.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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One 2023 study even found that attending live sporting events boosts life satisfaction and reduces loneliness as much as starting a new job.—
Todd Rogers,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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This consistent, on-demand support enhances employee satisfaction and accelerates return-to-work rates.—
Anant Agarwal,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Maybe a romance accelerates or ends suddenly.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
31 Aug. 2025
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But Musk would get those shares only if the value of Tesla stock increases significantly in coming years.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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But sending soldiers who are not well versed in policing increases the likelihood of mistakes.—
Luke William Hunt,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The condition develops before birth if a pregnant cat is exposed to the feline panleukopenia virus, leaving the kitten's cerebellum underdeveloped.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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That develops when athletes reach senior level.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The woman jumps off the balcony.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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One statistic really jumps off the page.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In fact, in occupations or roles where AI augments tasks, entry-level employment remained stable or even grew.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 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 Aug. 2025
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“Parlays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlays. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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