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as in sophisticated
having or showing very polished and worldly manners
a smooth salesman of expensive jewelry
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as in easy
involving minimal difficulty or effort
it should be smooth going from this point on
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as in plane
having a surface without bends, breaks, or irregularities
a smooth skating rink
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as in calm
free from emotional or mental agitation
his smooth disposition and leadership qualities lend themselves well to the position
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as in to facilitate
to free from obstruction or difficulty
a willingness to compromise will smooth the way to an early agreement
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as in to shave
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
the workers smoothed the surface of the concrete before letting it dry
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as in to polish
to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure
used fine sandpaper to smooth the face of the wood
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Recent Examples of smooth
Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
The Northern Irishman began his Sunday round with a 2-stroke lead, but the path to victory was far from smooth.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Retinol: Experts suggest that topical products containing at least 0.3% retinol (a form of vitamin A) support the body in producing more collagen, which can, in turn, thicken the skin and smooth the appearance of cellulite.22 Noticeable improvements may take at least six months of use.
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—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Each edge of this triangle-esque tool serves a unique purpose: a smooth, long side for sweeping over wider areas like calves, arms, and thighs; a precision tip for targeted acupressure; and a ridged edge for digging into tense tissue.
—Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
The Northern Irishman began his Sunday round with a 2-stroke lead, but the path to victory was far from smooth.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
It’s also designed with an interior liner that’s soft on the skin and smooths your silhouette.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 26 Mar. 2025
Retinol: Experts suggest that topical products containing at least 0.3% retinol (a form of vitamin A) support the body in producing more collagen, which can, in turn, thicken the skin and smooth the appearance of cellulite.22 Noticeable improvements may take at least six months of use.
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—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smooth
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The sophisticated bouquet features a monochrome rose and carnation mix that any mom would be thrilled to receive.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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The cooler tones within this taupe shade are sophisticated and elegant when paired with veiny marble details.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2025
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The four categories are all color-coded to show their difficulty, with yellow being the easiest then green, blue and purple.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Although small businesses are the easiest to target, this issue also affects the marketing industry as a whole.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Plus this episode also delivers peak unhinged Lex while he's stranded on an island post-plane crash and suffering from malaria, which leads to a moment that teases his natural killer instincts that he's kept so well hidden from Clark, and the world, so far.—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
16 Oct. 2021
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But those cars were powered by pushrod engines with conventional cross-plane cranks.—
Rich Ceppos,
Car and Driver,
2 Oct. 2022
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Clouds will hang around most of the evening, and the low will be around 57 along with calm overnight winds.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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In fact, even Messier 104's central supermassive black hole—which is more than 2,000 times larger than its counterpart in the Milky Way, Sagittarius A, at a staggering 9 billion solar masses—is quite calm.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Regular stretching can help ease muscle and joint soreness and tension and facilitate tissue repair.8 Reduces stiffness and increases range of motion: Morning stiffness can lead to a reduced range of motion (how far a joint moves in various directions).—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
25 Apr. 2025
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In effect, the protocol seems to merely facilitate ICE arrests in a manner that is quiet and least disruptive to us.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Tommaso Ciampa has recently undergone a noticeable change in appearance by shaving off his trademark beard.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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With cord-cutting continuing to shave the traditional pay-TV bundle by millions of subscribers a year, however, FAST has become an increasingly vibrant part of the TV ecosystem.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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When the Doctor is planning to break into memory banks to search for answers about why robots and people suddenly stopped peacefully coexisting, Belinda decides to use a polishing robot to lead the robots to her.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2025
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Offer to polish the slides, do research, or bring everything together.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As with most new pursuits, our learning curve was steep and our movements the antithesis of graceful.—
Tim Chester,
AFAR Media,
16 Apr. 2025
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Coastal live oaks stretched their long branches into a graceful embrace.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Smooth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smooth. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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