Lay and Situation

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Lay noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.

Usage example: my main lay is as a general contractor, but I do side work as a carpenter

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Situation and lay are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Lay".

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Lay and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

Ciriaco sincerely tells her that if such a situation had played out, he would have gutted any man who tried to lay a hand on her.

Source: The Women Are Safe with Us
She accepts Iole but doesn't want her family compromised by the situation, so she decides to smear a robe with a "love potion" that the centaur Nessus had given her as he lay dying by Herakles' bow.

Source: Theatre / The Women of Trachis
Harry's words lay out how hopeless the situation is and offer Voldemort a chance at salvation.

Source: Single-Stroke Battle

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