as in expanded
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
Mutombo parlayed his Georgetown play into becoming the fourth overall pick of the Denver Nuggets in the 1991 NBA Draft.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
David K. Li, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Having recently expanded into publishing, the Black List will be dropping further diversity lists over the next several months.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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Season 2, expanded to 16 episodes that were split across Parts 2 and 3, wrapped up in August 2024.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lift your knees off the ground, and step your feet back so that your legs are straight and fully extended.Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index extended its rally, however, on China’s stimulus program, with markets on the mainland still closed for the Golden Week holiday.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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The company is pursuing accelerated approval for this candidate but reported delays due to manufacturing issues with the CELLECTRA 5PSP device.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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And, after the murder of George Floyd and the resulting prominence of the Black Lives Matter movement, institutions and individuals alike had accelerated the shift in their appetites.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hezbollah developed a powerful if opaque network of social support organizations and even a microfinance lender, finding ways to ensure its supporters retained some financial stability even as the entire Lebanese economy around them collapsed in 2019.Ruth Michaelson / Beirut, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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In these instances, external partnerships are developed with regulatory compliance in mind.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Lieberman said weekend ridership increased the most, providing half-hourly weekend train services instead of hourly.Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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The Orange Democrat’s vote percentage has gradually increased as more ballots have been counted in recent days, eroding Steel’s initial lead of approximately 11,000 votes.Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Last year, tax credits for qualified expenses jumped from 25% to 30% with an additional 10% in many upstate counties.Gregg Goldstein, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Shares in Hong Kong jumped while most other markets in Asia and Europe eked out small gains.Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Clad in a scarlet Jean Paul Gaultier gown and mantle, Lipa was augmented by a 53-piece orchestra, a 14-voice choir and a seven-strong band.Mark Sutherland, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
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In an office augmented by AI, numerous rote tasks could be automated.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Parlayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlayed. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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