smoothing

Example Sentences

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It can work for some people who prefer the “pull off the Band-Aid approach,” but for most, smoothing out the tax consequences works best.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Finds included bone pegs for stretching vellum as it dried, and tools such as knives and pumice stones for scraping and smoothing animal hides.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Arguably, the scarcity business model comes with its own economic hedge: Wait lists expand during economic booms and are depleted in leaner times, smoothing out sales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk examined stock prices going back to 1880 using a metric that gauges valuations over the long term while smoothing out business cycle volatility.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

She walks me back to my room and makes my bed for me, shaking out the crumpled sheets and smoothing the duvet.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon