smooth a path
idiom
: to make it easier to reach a conclusion, result, etc.
She has helped smooth a path for more women to run for office.
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Each ultimately resigned this spring, saying their departures would smooth a path for the program and the news division to continue independent-minded reporting.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 2 July 2025
His measurements revealed that a knuckleball takes just as smooth a path as any other pitch.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2012
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 2 July 2025
His measurements revealed that a knuckleball takes just as smooth a path as any other pitch.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2012
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