Question: Here is one sentence: Does my policy cover accidental loss?
Here is another sentence: The female covers the eggs.
Does the cover mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: His best finish in a major tournament was third.
Here is another sentence: Excitement grew as the finish neared.
Does the finish mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: He applied to the state for support.
Here is another sentence: They developed a scheme of mutual support.
Does the support mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: They could not act without official communication from Moscow.
Here is another sentence: Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.
Does the communication mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning