Problem: Sentence1: We had to cut short the conversation.
Sentence2: Cut the noise.
Q: Does the term cut mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: The computer weather model did not correctly predict the path of the hurricane.
Sentence2: A model of clarity.
Q: Does the term model mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: They set out on their return to the base camp.
Sentence2: The average return was about 5%.
Q: Does the term return mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Problem: Sentence1: An art exhibition.
Sentence2: I was never any good at art.
Q: Does the term art mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
different meanings