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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This approach prevents financial shortfalls and smooths out cash flow fluctuations over time.
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True Tamplin, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The costs are generally are used to smooth out rate recoveries and match revenues and expenses.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the four-week moving average of claims, which helps smooth out weekly volatility, rose sharply to 224,000, an increase of 8,500.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Clayton and the team recognize that this could still be a sticking point for some, so the settings allow players to turn off the stop-motion filter and smooth out the game’s visuals with a more standardized frame rate for its movement.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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True Tamplin, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The costs are generally are used to smooth out rate recoveries and match revenues and expenses.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
However, the four-week moving average of claims, which helps smooth out weekly volatility, rose sharply to 224,000, an increase of 8,500.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Clayton and the team recognize that this could still be a sticking point for some, so the settings allow players to turn off the stop-motion filter and smooth out the game’s visuals with a more standardized frame rate for its movement.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Smooth out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smooth%20out. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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