- present participle of smooth.
smoothing
Example Sentences
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Team boss Frederic Vasseur, who said he would talk to the drivers before discussing this in the media, has some smoothing out to do before this weekend's race in Madrid.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
During the album’s rollout, the pop star’s visage was perfected with the help of some uncanny AI smoothing, while her accompanying “Confessions II” short film featured a team of AI artists in the credits.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Earnings growth will be driven by banks swapping out floating deposit income—assets that fluctuate with changing interest rates—for fixed-rate assets, smoothing their net interest income, the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
In December, the Albanian government grants a "strategic investor" status to a company linked to Kushner, smoothing the project's path.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
“It will buy a handsome wedding present for Sister Janet!” she exclaimed, smoothing out the bills as she counted them one by one.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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