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Discover LudwigThe phrase "smoothing over" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to describe the act of making a situation or conflict less severe or more acceptable. Example: "He tried smoothing over the disagreement between his friends to avoid further tension."
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Success has a way of smoothing over differences.
Others also view the November lens as harboring ways of smoothing over differences.
Both go a long way toward smoothing over some rough patches.
"On the whole, Unity does an great job of smoothing over Android device fragmentation.
Right frame shows smoothing over various time periods.
"I'm probably a fool," Colemeco said with a laugh, smoothing over the moment.
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As developers smoothed over JavaScript, Web 2.0.
Ruffled feelings were smoothed over later.
The tensions were smoothed over between men.
More personal tensions are smoothed over, too.
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