Problem: Sentence1: The lighted ribbon of traffic.
Sentence2: A mere ribbon of land.
Q: Does the term ribbon mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
Sentence2: I think he is very smart.
Q: Does the term think mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
Sentence2: Flip over the pork chop.
Q: Does the term flip mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: I take it you're not going?
Sentence2: Looking at him as he came into the room, I took him for his father.
Q: Does the term take mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning