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

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

Meanwhile, Riegg had a different challenge: smoothing things over with the football execs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

"If you start smoothing those edges, you don't just change moderation. I think you change its relevance."

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Odenigbo had stopped; he was lying next to her and smoothing her forehead.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie