smooth out
Example Sentences
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It adds barrels to a tight prompt-month market, helps smooth out price spikes and “it buys time,” Liu said.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
China combines January and February data to smooth out distortions stemming from the shifting timing of the Lunar New Year holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Other reports obtained by The Times describe federal cleanup workers, on multiple occasions, using ash-contaminated soil to backfill holes and smooth out uneven portions of fire-destroyed properties in the Palisades burn scar.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
"Subsequent CPI's will likely smooth out the statistical errors that might have been present in today's report."
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
She places a hand on top of my head and uses her thumb to smooth out the wrinkles on my forehead.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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