Bait and Reason

Bait

Bait noun - Something used to attract animals to a hook or into a trap.

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Reason and bait are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Bait".

Nearby Words: baited, baiting, baiter, baity

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Bait and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bait" instead a noun "Reason".

good	good bait	good reason
special	special bait	special reason
prime	prime bait	prime reason
best	best bait	best reason
Other adjectives: better, usual, ample, true, single, obvious, stupid, actual, entire, real, big, little, excellent, new, major.

character	bait character	reason character
feelings	bait feelings	reason feelings

Though there is a good reason the bridgemen weren't told: They're bait, there to get killed by the Parshendi instead of real soldiers.

Source: Poor Communication Kills / Literature
Part of the reason why photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse will not be released to the public is because of fears that it will be used as Garbage Post Kid bait.

Source: Why We Can't Have Nice Things
This is arguably easier, since a red exclamation point appears onscreen whenever you have reason to dive, and you don't need bait.

Source: Video Game / Story of Seasons

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