parlayed in English

verb
1
turn an initial stake or winnings from a previous bet into (a greater amount) by gambling.
it involved parlaying a small bankroll into big winnings
verb

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1. Drunk, laid and parlayed.

2. They parlayed a small inheritance into a vast fortune.

3. Learn how Biff parlayed that lucky winning streak into the vast empire called Biffco.

4. Cher, American entertainer who parlayed her status as a pop singer into a recording, concert, and acting career

5. The Canadian Parliament's "unofficial opposition," Rick Mercer has parlayed his acerbic wit and voracious interest in politics into a career as the foremost political and social commentator of his time.

6. Kwaisulia of Adagege Kwaisulia was a strongman who parlayed exceptional personal talents and charisma and a sophistication in things and ways European into great local political power, exercised over a period of thirty years.

7. Just over five feet tall, Margaret parlayed her blue eyes and ivory complexion and Curvy figure — along with what photographer Cecil Beaton called her “sex twinkle” — into becoming Britain’s most desirable bachelorette.

8. As Turner parlayed his time as a batboy into an illustrious career at Fullerton — earning freshman All-American honors in 2003, winning a title in 2004 and posting a .324 batting average in 2005 — one of Fullerton’s Batboys at the time was a kid named Matt Chapman.