Lay and Point

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Lay

Lay verb - To arrange something in a certain spot or position.

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Point is a synonym for lay in action topic. In some cases you can use "Point" instead the word "Lay" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like seek, credit.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Point

Point verb - Be a signal for or a symptom of.

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Lay is a synonym for point in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead the word "Point" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as seek, direct.

Nearby Words: pointed, pointless, pointer, pointing, pointedly

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blame	lay blame	point blame
finger	lay finger	point finger
times	lay times	point times

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The Miriapode infuses Lilith with the relevant languages and local history for each mission, but finding the lay of the land is usually a part of Lilith's arrival in any new time before that point.

Source: Comic Book / Lilith
For a Human to lay down his life for a Minbari like this makes Neroon realize that while he had a point, so did Delenn, and hers was more significant: the circumstances really were that extreme.

Source: Jerkass Has a Point
The only worthwhile part of the film came at the end, when the characters literally turn to the audience and lay out the whole point of the movie in a "truncated TED talk" that gets that point across far better than the film's narrative does.

Source: Films Discussed By Moviebob / Films S To Z

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