parlayed
past simple and past participle ofparlay
parlay
verb[T]
mainlyUSuk/ˈpɑː.li/us/ˈpɑːr.leɪ/to use ordevelopmoney,skills, etc. in a way that makes moremoneyorleadstosuccess:
They parlayed asmallinheritanceintoavastfortune.
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- flower
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development
Examplesofparlayed
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Even if such knowledge is inadequate to guide us in personal choice, it can beparlayedinto public policies that promote favored values.
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It would seem that if a feature can be identified or isolated for observation, it can beparlayedinto a hook in a future song.
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Heparlayedhis weekly guest spot into a daily co-host position on the station's morning show, which he continues to hold.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He politelyparlayedwith them, gave them rewards, and sent them away.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Eventually the coupleparlayedtheir work into a multi-billion dollar enterprise.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In recent years, she hasparlayedher media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsementher fragrances have reportedly earned $1.5 billion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Heparlayedhis appearance into performances with a number of dance troupes and choreography gigs.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By then, he hasparlayedthe money he had stolen into a sizable fortune.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nowadays the ceremony is oftenparlayedinto a media event for public relations purposes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some reality-television alumni haveparlayedtheir fame into paid public appearances.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ratajkowskiparlayedher sudden prominence into supporting roles in major motion pictures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Pasiniparlayedhis exposures during this trip into numerous highly detailed paintings of orientalist subjects.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was introduced to football at age 15 andparlayedhis athletic ability into a successful football career.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He inherited from his father, brother and father-in-law a vast inheritance that heparlayedinto property on the island, becoming a self-made millionaire in the process.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Loebparlayedthat into one of the hottest streaks of any writer in recent history.
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