Question: Sentence 1: His submission to the will of God.
Sentence 2: The union was brought into submission.
Does submission mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: The boat had a metallic finish.
Sentence 2: He applied a coat of a clear finish.
Does finish mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. -- William H. Prescott.
Sentence 2: The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. -- Sir W. Scott.
Does apparition mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
the same meaning