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are smoothing

  • present progressive of smooth.

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Increasingly, luxury resorts and lodges are smoothing the learning curve, pairing upscale accommodations with fully outfitted excursions that take care of the logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Just down the street from my family’s Venice home, workers are smoothing plaster inside a 6,000-square-foot new house whose owners, a young couple from the Bay Area, will soon have a property worth $7 million.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2023

The last steps for Rosenthal are smoothing his delivery and honing his release point, said Tejera, who has been through Tommy John himself.

From Washington Post Jun. 10, 2019

Steady rewards of carrots and apples, reportedly, are smoothing the creatures' way toward their appearance on the McCaw Hall stage.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2011

"We want you to see for yourselves how effectively we are smoothing the touge creases out of these baby midshipmen."

From Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)