1
as in facilitated
to free from obstruction or difficulty
a willingness to compromise will smooth the way to an early agreement
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2
as in flattened
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
the workers smoothed the surface of the concrete before letting it dry
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3
as in rubbed
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
used fine sandpaper to smooth the face of the wood
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Recent Examples of smoothed
At its far end, the valley is enclosed by red sandstone cliffs—rock walls, towers, and outcrops the size of office buildings, smoothed and sculpted by millennia of wind and water.
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Stanley Stewart, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The first is that the metallic fabric rightfully has a different texture (and potentially consistency) from the black, and that difference is glaring with that wide a stripe; reducing that width by a third or half would have smoothed that out.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The palate is rich with leather, oak, and dark fruit, smoothed by brown sugar and lifted by cherry brightness.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Crow’s feet are smoothed with the winch of a hair elastic.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
The appearance at the memorial appeared to show that the rift between the two had, at least temporarily, smoothed.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Having smoothed things over with Roxie, Jake then returns to the same sweaty, high-rolling, predatory lender to discuss obtaining a large personal loan immediately and off the books.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Card networks and domestic wallet apps have smoothed many edges, yet many of those wallets still use the same traditional systems.
—Alvin Kan, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Stanley Stewart, Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
The first is that the metallic fabric rightfully has a different texture (and potentially consistency) from the black, and that difference is glaring with that wide a stripe; reducing that width by a third or half would have smoothed that out.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The palate is rich with leather, oak, and dark fruit, smoothed by brown sugar and lifted by cherry brightness.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Crow’s feet are smoothed with the winch of a hair elastic.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2025
The appearance at the memorial appeared to show that the rift between the two had, at least temporarily, smoothed.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
Having smoothed things over with Roxie, Jake then returns to the same sweaty, high-rolling, predatory lender to discuss obtaining a large personal loan immediately and off the books.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Card networks and domestic wallet apps have smoothed many edges, yet many of those wallets still use the same traditional systems.
—Alvin Kan, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smoothed
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Ferdi Kadioglu is first-choice at left-back, and Brighton spent the first half trying to work rotations — Ayari was dropping between or beside the centre-backs to let Kadioglu push on, which facilitated left-winger Diego Gomez to move centrally and become an extra midfielder.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The company has facilitated over 135,000 successful pet shipments and is widely recognized for its commitment to safety, transparency, and care.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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My work happens where languages don’t line up, where meaning must be reimagined rather than decoded and flattened.—
Ross Benjamin,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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But all of that risks getting flattened when a partisan media firestorm erupts.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Sometimes, Nat told me, Christian had rubbed some of the estrogen jelly into his skin.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her words rubbed viewers and other contestants the wrong way, prompting a spat with fellow contestant Debbie.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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When Landor couldn’t immediately meet the warden’s demand for court documentation of his religious beliefs, he was handcuffed to a chair while his dreadlocks were shaved off.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Angel’s Tijuana Tacos started as a single street-stand operation on a North Hollywood sidewalk in 2018, soon gaining a reputation for its simple approach to Tijuana-style tacos, particularly for its stellar al pastor shaved right off the vertical trompo.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Saodimallsu Pullover Sweater Comfy enough for a red-eye and polished enough for brunch—this pullover does it all.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Its software ecosystem is polished, and its hardware is mature.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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United Airlines said its international flights and hub-to-hub operations will not be trimmed.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Was the younger Lincoln a part of material drafted for a lengthier second half of the series that got trimmed?—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, Ohtani had already raked two home runs and two doubles by the time Toronto intentionally walked him with one out in the ninth inning, and then again with two out in the 11th and in the 13th.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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Absent Karen’s presence to hold the fire, however, all eyes are laser-focused on the comings and goings of Stacey Rusch, who is raked through the coals on her reunion debut.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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In 2021, a man planed to propose to his girlfriend during a romantic gondola ride in Las Vegas, with passersby stopping to watch and record the sweet moment.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Smoothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoothed. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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