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parlay

verb as in bet; maneuver

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This includes better odds on bets and parlays, the ability to cash out whenever they want, the ability to earn interest on open bets and more liquidity.

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And he just parlayed his hobbies and social ties into a $55 billion deal.

Empowered by steadfastness and a shared devotion to rock ‘n’ roll — and to each other — the duo parlayed their stint with Fritz into a bona fide record contract with Polydor.

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He’d been able to save some money from working construction jobs and parlayed that into a chance to build a retail business, lugging suitcases of exotic couture from Europe back to Los Angeles by himself.

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Even back at the White House, foreign leaders have tried to parlay a golf connection into a friendly reception.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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