smooth out
phrasal verb
smoothed out; smoothing out; smooths out also smoothes out
1
: to make (something) smooth or flat
Help me smooth out the tablecloth.
After we dug up the soil, we smoothed it out before we planted the seeds.
2
: to make (something) easier by removing or dealing with problems
We will smooth out the election process by next year.
She tried to smooth things out with her daughter-in-law, but the damage was done.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
With Season 4 in production, the team has smoothed out some major challenges.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The first two months of the year are reported together to smooth out distortions from the long Lunar New Year break.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
But that high-gloss sheen works against the story, smoothing out the rough edges of gig work that make Arj’s reality less of a bummer.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
With Season 4 in production, the team has smoothed out some major challenges.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The first two months of the year are reported together to smooth out distortions from the long Lunar New Year break.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
But that high-gloss sheen works against the story, smoothing out the rough edges of gig work that make Arj’s reality less of a bummer.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Smooth out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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