Question: Sentence 1: To advance one's interests.
Sentence 2: We are advancing technology every day.
Does advance mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: My neighborhood voted for Bush.
Sentence 2: It is a friendly neighborhood.
Does neighborhood mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: She felt she had to get out of the house.
Sentence 2: He has a house on Cape Cod.
Does house mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
the same meaning