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
The palate is rich with leather, oak, and dark fruit, smoothed by brown sugar and lifted by cherry brightness.
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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
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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Since launching Tahari Realty in 2022, the full-service real estate brokerage has reportedly facilitated over $250 million in transactional volume.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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The 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act facilitated information sharing between the government and the private sector, thereby protecting companies from the legal risks associated with sharing sensitive data.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
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The new study suggests that the ship probably sank from an explosion, which caused the shots stored near gunpowder to fly around and get flattened.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Viewing their actions and ideas strictly through a Cold War lens has oversimplified Korean hopes and ambitions and flattened the complexity of their post-liberation experience.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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All other produce can be gently rubbed while being rinsed.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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The female nurse rubbed the glove over her sides, into the folds, on the back of her neck.—
Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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During their journey, their time for climbing Colorado’s 53 14ers—a mere 33 days—shaved more than 21 days from the previous speed record.—
Outside,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fallout, which sparked criticisms that Disney was caving on free-speech issues and drew some threats from Hollywood talent to stop working with the company, shaved more than $4 billion off its market value last week.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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All original, never been polished.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Lioness Maxi Dress makes a chic wedding guest dress, Anthropologie’s Maeve Drop-waist Maxi looks polished under a peacoat, and the Zesica version makes date-night dressing effortless.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The logo, hands, indexes, and rotor are trimmed in British racing green—the color of the legendary car brand.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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Her dark brown bob was freshly trimmed and curled toward her face; the top brushed and styled over the left side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
2 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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He was laid to rest at Vista Memorial Gardens in Miami Lakes.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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Ventura’s civil suit, filed in 2023 and settled quickly, laid the foundation for the federal case now nearing its conclusion.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Smoothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoothed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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