Q: Does "range" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

We hiked through the Andes mountain range.

The plains lay just beyond the mountain range.

A: the same meaning

Q: Does "write" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

How many books did Georges Simenon write?

Please write to me every week.

A: different meanings

Q: Does "pattern" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

They stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted.

The traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded.

A:
the same meaning