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a dark underground space in a castle used for keeping prisoners
The king threw them into the dungeon.
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Recent Examples of dungeon
The next look leaves the dungeon behind for a more wistful trip into some witchy woods.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2025
Players delve into dungeons and collect loot and sell those items in their shop in order to obtain better gear.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Released to critical acclaim in February 2022, Elden Ring is an action RPG set in an authentic dark fantasy world, which allows players to head off on adventures within vast environments and dungeons.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 May 2025
The game is an open world journey that allows players to explore vast environments and dungeons to discover the unknown and enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes from overcoming obstacles and challenges.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 8 June 2025
Players delve into dungeons and collect loot and sell those items in their shop in order to obtain better gear.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Released to critical acclaim in February 2022, Elden Ring is an action RPG set in an authentic dark fantasy world, which allows players to head off on adventures within vast environments and dungeons.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 May 2025
The game is an open world journey that allows players to explore vast environments and dungeons to discover the unknown and enjoy the sense of accomplishment that comes from overcoming obstacles and challenges.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
Noun
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Following Shelia's arrest, she was held in jail without bail, per MetroNews.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
6 July 2025
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On June 23, 2012, the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, convicted Chávez of the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol and sentenced him to 13 days in jail and 36 months’ probation.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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If convicted, the charges carry sentences that could send her to prison for years.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 July 2025
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Administration officials flaunted court orders by deporting immigrants to a Salvadoran prison.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Regardless, two Kerri balls and one Mistress ball were placed in the sacred Drag Race Bingo cage, but whose name did Bruno pull out?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 July 2025
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But in the 43 games he’s missed since suffering a severe quad injury on May 23, he’s been just as impactful from the sidelines, picking up on pitcher cues from the dugout, chatting before and even during at-bats with his teammates, in hitters meetings and in individual instruction in the cage.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Even if one of the arriving Republic cruisers is probably about to scoop him up and throw him into a proper brig.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
14 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, any question that Jod and Captain Silvo (the pirate whose crew mutinied in the series premiere) are one and the same was dismissed, when Brutus and his crew spoke of how Silvo had escaped the brig before facing a trial.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Toss it over a tank and joggers at the airport or wear it with a slip dress for dinner by the water.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2025
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Metropolis police cars, boulders and a military tank were also spotted amid the movie's filming in Cleveland last summer.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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Her various occupations, paid and unpaid, included teaching convicts at an area penitentiary and substitute-teaching in junior high.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for identification.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, and chicken health and nutrition.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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“Dungeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeon. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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