smooth the way
idiom
: to make it easier to reach a conclusion, result, etc.
They smoothed the way for a quick end to the dispute.
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In midtown and below, congestion pricing is helping to thin traffic and smooth the way for the buses that, in the rest of the city, still inch agonizingly along.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Reaching out to develop a personal relationship with these professionals can smooth the way not only when a big change occurs, but with myriad smaller changes along the way.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Approval of the budget plan is a crucial first step for Republicans to smooth the way through Congress for a massive fiscal package using a process called reconciliation, which allows such bills to steer clear of a filibuster and pass the Senate on a simple majority vote.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
As a more immediate solution, the Harvard center suggests a $25,000 down payment assistance loan could smooth the way for 1.1 million Black or Hispanic renters to become homeowners.
—Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Reaching out to develop a personal relationship with these professionals can smooth the way not only when a big change occurs, but with myriad smaller changes along the way.
—Janet Arzt, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Approval of the budget plan is a crucial first step for Republicans to smooth the way through Congress for a massive fiscal package using a process called reconciliation, which allows such bills to steer clear of a filibuster and pass the Senate on a simple majority vote.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
As a more immediate solution, the Harvard center suggests a $25,000 down payment assistance loan could smooth the way for 1.1 million Black or Hispanic renters to become homeowners.
—Jacob Posner, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for smooth the way
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“Smooth the way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20the%20way. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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