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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This is facilitated by cloud computing's ability to quickly provision and de-provision resources as needed.—
Ramasankar Molleti,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025 -
Just as Warner Bros had given Jane’s true creative freedom, from their recording sessions to making their own videos, American facilitated and protected Deconstruction’s art.—
Aaron Gilbreath,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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Entire neighborhoods have been flattened, and the death toll is approaching 46,000 people, most of them women and children.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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The contract killer named Mad Dog’s been flattened by a car, so what’s a serial killer in training to do?—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
3 Jan. 2025
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The stairs are lined with a cognac-colored carpet, trimmed in nautical rope.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
31 Dec. 2024
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Hand-Painted Patterns and Metal Detailing Fine china that is hand-painted, features metal detailing, or trimmed with metals like gold or silver is not dishwasher-safe.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Dec. 2024
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The net simply gets clipped onto the detector as needed.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
30 Dec. 2024
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The car moved across multiple lanes, clipped another vehicle, struck the outer retention wall then careened back across all lanes of traffic.—
Hope Karnopp,
Journal Sentinel,
15 Dec. 2024
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“Smoothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smoothed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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