as in jail
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
Having a dungeon to drop in that’s pre-built can take the pressure off running a session during a busy week.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
After the meal, the group let loose and danced in the castle's dungeon.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Rather than a glass coffin, the dwarfs place the princess on a stone slab adorned with flowers in the middle of the woods, keeping vigil until Jonathan shows up one day, having escaped the Queen’s dungeon.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Men are imprisoned in a dungeon.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
After the meal, the group let loose and danced in the castle's dungeon.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Rather than a glass coffin, the dwarfs place the princess on a stone slab adorned with flowers in the middle of the woods, keeping vigil until Jonathan shows up one day, having escaped the Queen’s dungeon.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Men are imprisoned in a dungeon.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
Noun
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He was convicted and died in jail while awaiting sentencing in 2023.—
Eric Shawn,
FOXNews.com,
3 May 2025
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Some former members of the fraternity were sentenced to several days in jail for providing alcohol at an initiation event to a minor, and Washington State University removed official recognition of the fraternity until May 2026.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Noun
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After 24 years in prison, Anderson was released on parole in 2023.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The maximum punishment for the state charges is life in prison.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
Noun
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Breaking out of a wooden cage to grind against a stripper pole in a green bolero jacket, tongue-flashing rapper Käärijä certainly committed to the theme.—
Nick Allen,
Vulture,
13 May 2025
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Lopez fired a missile into the cage with 4:27 remaining to complete the hat trick, as the Cougars gained some breathing room with an 8-6 advantage.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 May 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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The style is quite versatile; half-tuck a top into it, pull on a cropped tank and cardigan, and finish the look with loafers, kitten heels, or fisherman sandals.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
9 May 2025
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The first animals have joined the tanks at the upcoming Sea Life Florida Aquarium in Winter Haven.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Stroud was one of several notorious men who have called the Leavenworth penitentiary home.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2025
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Although best known for its 29 years as a federal penitentiary, the island of Alcatraz was also a military fort, used by the army during the Civil War to protect San Francisco from Confederate raiders.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Remedy’s decision to make a coop FPS game that respects your time is good news for everyone.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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There is vegetation growing on its outskirts, with chickens in coops on the sides of roads, paintings for sale in windows and on some streets, shops are exclusively for artists.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Dungeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeon. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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