Q: Sentence (1) This play will either make or break the playwright.
Sentence (2) His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage.. Word: break.
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A: the same meaning

Q: Sentence (1) The trapped miners found a pocket of air.
Sentence (2) The battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance.. Word: pocket.
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A: different meanings

Q: Sentence (1) I beg your pardon. I didn't mean to cause offence.
Sentence (2) He begged her to go to the prom with him.. Word: beg.
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A:
the same meaning