smoothened

verb

past tense of smoothen
1
as in smoothed
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps smoothen the wood for the table thoroughly, or the legs will be uneven

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2
as in polished
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure smoothen the edges of the two parts before trying to join them together

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  1. smoothed
  2. polished
  3. rubbed
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  • In Philadelphia, Abdalla parked a few blocks from the Liberty Bell, smoothed her hijab, and swapped her sneakers for high heels.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • My father had been a projectionist briefly in the ’50s, and that smoothed my path into the union, which was a very closed union.
    — Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of smoothed
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  • Featuring a slimming silhouette, this mock-neck sweater is polished enough for the office but can pull double duty as casual wear on the weekends.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But everything around it needed to be sculpted, sanded and polished by hand.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of polished
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  • Tragedy, humor and scientific interest rubbed shoulders as Atlanta turned out Thursday night to view the astral spectacle which sent 261 stars streaking across the heavens.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jimmy rubbed beer foam off his mustache, and Kath thought of the drunken Norwegian boatman who sank Fanny’s ship.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of rubbed
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