Question: Sentence 1: She was tempted to treat the whole affair as a joke.
Sentence 2: I treated his advances as a joke.
Does treat mean the same thing in these two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: Play the casinos in Trouville.
Sentence 2: Play the races.
Does play mean the same thing in these two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
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Answer: the same meaning

Question: Sentence 1: The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.
Sentence 2: He spread fertilizer over the lawn.
Does spread mean the same thing in these two sentences?
OPTIONS:
- different meanings
- the same meaning
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Answer:
different meanings