smoothing

Example Sentences

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It can work for some people who prefer the “pull off the Band-Aid approach,” but for most, smoothing out the tax consequences works best.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Rather than smoothing foreign-sounding language into readability, he and Buber wrote, “we wish to break through to the spokenness of the Word.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk examined stock prices going back to 1880 using a metric that gauges valuations over the long term while smoothing out business cycle volatility.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

"Just smoothing out a few areas," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

“Excuse you, but we are thinking warriors,” said Aru, smoothing her mangled pajamas with as much dignity as she could muster.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi