parlayed

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Ten years later, that became the flagship of his nationwide Turner Broadcasting System, the profits from which he parlayed into the launch of CNN.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

When Bill Drolet dropped his daughter off for her first year at St Andrews, he parlayed it into a golf trip with buddies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Rocco Commisso didn’t speak English when he arrived in the U.S., but he did play the accordion, a skill that he parlayed into an education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Comedian Daniel Tosh even parlayed a desire to gawk at the web’s inept and unaware into a vicious update of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” that aired on Comedy Central for years.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

Keeth had parlayed his skills and work ethic from fencing into an MBA from Columbia University and a job in the financial sector.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad