smoothed

past tense of smooth

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of smoothed Doctors sawed off part of the bone, smoothed and flattened the rest and closed the wound with skin and soft tissue. Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 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
Verb
  • The Fed's current governance has facilitated groupthink that has led to significant monetary-policy errors.
    Adeola Adeosun Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In the last quarter, the partnership has facilitated recovery of more than 26,600 kilograms of textiles from 23 hotels and initiated conversations with 12 hotel groups in Delhi.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The patient’s tooth is pulled and then flattened, and a small hole is then drilled in the center.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Freeland agreed with Doyle that the negative coverage has rubbed some players the wrong way.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Vähäsarja vigorously rubbed some cups on Landers’s back—cupping creates a vacuum and stimulates blood flow—and turned the whole thing bright pink.
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lush lumps of rock crab arrived in a flying saucer made of ice and covered with kohlrabi shaved thin as a layer of frost.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, video posted by the Salvadoran government showed detainees stripped and having their heads shaved before being frog-marched in handcuffs and chains at their feet and waist into the prison.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sojos Vintage Oversized Square Sunglasses Oversized square sunglasses are everywhere in Portugal, giving the bold-but-polished look that defines the Portuguese Girl aesthetic.
    Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Social media and dating feeds are polished to perfection, with filters helping us smoothen out flaws.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, Walmart has also trimmed some of its tech jobs in the Bay Area this year, WARN notices the company has filed with the state EDD show.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Grayson tried to interfere, but Penta laid waste to Big G.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • This success laid the foundation for an even bigger leap.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The video quickly clipped to the white sedan engulfed in flames.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In contrast, other states with stricter regimes may have their wings clipped.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Smoothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoothed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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