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

Break the cycle of poverty.

The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.

A: different meanings

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

The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude.

He assumed an attitude of surrender.

A: the same meaning

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

She can hold an audience spellbound.

This story held our interest.

A:
the same meaning