Conduct
Conduct verb - To look after and make decisions about.
Lay
Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.
Both words in one sentence
- Captain Ramius: We will pass through the American patrols, past their sonar nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to their rock and roll... while we conduct missile drills.
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You have to lay them down on a table to conduct a Spooky Seance.
- So not only is he showing he Would Hurt a Child, but he's not even bothering to follow the conduct of Pokemon battles, preferring to have his super-powered monster lay a direct fatal attack on the kid!
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Lay and Conduct. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/conduct/lay
Conduct & Lay. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/conduct/lay>.
Lay or Conduct. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/conduct/lay.
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