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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
The two-way Colorado star parlayed his offensive and defensive skills into becoming the Heisman Trophy winner, playing well over 1,000 snaps this season.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Despite the patchwork libretto, Handel ingeniously parlayed Jennens’ quotations and paraphrases from the Old and New testaments into unexpected evocations of wonder and awe.
—Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Richard Lewis Comedian Richard Lewis parlayed his neurotic Jewish personality and self-deprecating humor into a 50-year career as a standup and actor.
—Jta Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
The 49ers’ defense parlayed Sunday’s return of safety Talanoa Hufanga into its best outing of the season, allowing just four yards in the first half of a 38-13 rout of the Chicago Bears.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
But more quietly, the man who birthed Deadpool has parlayed that success into rewards almost unheard of for any comic book creator.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Burbank police added that Kennedy, who has also parlayed his TV fame into a career as a successful DJ, was booked for misdemeanor domestic violence.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Patel parlayed that work into influential administration roles on the National Security Council and later as chief of staff to acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.
—Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The Canucks scored on that power play and parlayed that momentum into a second goal moments later to take a 3-1 lead.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
Despite the patchwork libretto, Handel ingeniously parlayed Jennens’ quotations and paraphrases from the Old and New testaments into unexpected evocations of wonder and awe.
—Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Richard Lewis Comedian Richard Lewis parlayed his neurotic Jewish personality and self-deprecating humor into a 50-year career as a standup and actor.
—Jta Staff Report, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
The 49ers’ defense parlayed Sunday’s return of safety Talanoa Hufanga into its best outing of the season, allowing just four yards in the first half of a 38-13 rout of the Chicago Bears.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
But more quietly, the man who birthed Deadpool has parlayed that success into rewards almost unheard of for any comic book creator.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
Burbank police added that Kennedy, who has also parlayed his TV fame into a career as a successful DJ, was booked for misdemeanor domestic violence.
—Anna Chan, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Patel parlayed that work into influential administration roles on the National Security Council and later as chief of staff to acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller.
—Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The Canucks scored on that power play and parlayed that momentum into a second goal moments later to take a 3-1 lead.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parlayed
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That has expanded to include a toy drive to collect items to give to children in foster care.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The program grew to include 60 participants from each side, then expanded to include Arab and Jewish students in northern Israel.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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For entities established on or after September 4, 2024, with deadlines between December 3, 2024, and December 23, 2024, the filing deadline is also extended to January 13, 2025.Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Ohio State University will be the home of this grant, which will emphasize graduate training through the university’s accelerated BS+MS, MS, and PhD programs.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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But for the last 15 years, the Marketplace has been struggling to keep tenants, a phenomenon that has accelerated within the last five years.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.Hessie Jones, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Pasteurization, developed in the late 1800s, corrected that and revolutionized milk production.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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However, operating expenses increased, with selling, general, and administrative costs rising 19%.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The average fees per card - which includes transaction fees, subscription fees, as well as commissions - increased 13% year over year in Q3.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In other words, long-term borrowing costs have jumped nearly 1% in just three months.JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Cavaliers jumped out to 15 straight wins to begin the year and have kept up that pace even with four losses on the year.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Kinship and hierarchy were replaced or augmented by coöperative relationships that individuals entered into voluntarily—covenants, promises, and the economically essential contracts.Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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The ample cabinet space in the kitchen is augmented by a large pantry.James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
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