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

The visit was officially meant to celebrate transatlantic ties as the United States marks its 250th anniversary of independence from Britain, but much of Charles's time has been spent smoothing over tensions over Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The NBA has worked to counteract the incentives to tank, including by smoothing the odds of that lottery to narrow the odds between the merely bad teams and the abjectly awful ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"If you start smoothing those edges, you don't just change moderation. I think you change its relevance."

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

To hide her surprise, Cat concentrated on smoothing the walls of the moat.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn