Question: Sentence 1: I didn't hold a good hand all evening.
Sentence 2: Objections were voiced on every hand.
Does hand mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings

Question: Sentence 1: If you don't give me a reason to go with you, I won't.
Sentence 2: The reason that war was declared.
Does reason mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: It set the stage for peaceful negotiations.
Sentence 2: He clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box.
Does stage mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings