smoothing

Example Sentences

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The visit was officially meant to celebrate transatlantic ties as the United States marks its 250th anniversary of independence from Britain, but much of Charles's time has been spent smoothing over tensions over Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The NBA has worked to counteract the incentives to tank, including by smoothing the odds of that lottery to narrow the odds between the merely bad teams and the abjectly awful ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In addition to toning and smoothing my skin, it improves my mood and helps me sleep.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

"Just smoothing out a few areas," he said.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

Ma rose, moved beside me, and began smoothing my hair.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu