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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 dungeons
Meanwhile, Willingham, Riegel, Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe, Ashley Johnson, Liam O’Brien, Marisha Ray, and sometimes special guests, played the characters who delved through dungeons and fought at least five (5) dragons.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
They were set in crumbling castles and moldering dungeons—that is, amid the rubble of a collapsing social order.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Mapping it out From a vibrant central town hub, Mina the Hollower’s sprawling map splits off to six highly varied dungeons, each culminating in a thrilling climb up a generator tower.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
This colorful shooter game will suck in hours of your time as there is tons of content to explore in the open world, like side quests and dungeons.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
Players explore the environment using a slew of weapons and magic spells in hidden dungeons, caves, catacombs and more.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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, 20 Apr. 2026
Macabre possibilities haunted us at night, Piranesian visions of dungeons and interrogation chambers.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Removing hope from the system turns our prisons into dungeons and does not ultimately serve public safety.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
They were set in crumbling castles and moldering dungeons—that is, amid the rubble of a collapsing social order.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Mapping it out From a vibrant central town hub, Mina the Hollower’s sprawling map splits off to six highly varied dungeons, each culminating in a thrilling climb up a generator tower.
—ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
This colorful shooter game will suck in hours of your time as there is tons of content to explore in the open world, like side quests and dungeons.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
Players explore the environment using a slew of weapons and magic spells in hidden dungeons, caves, catacombs and more.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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, 20 Apr. 2026
Macabre possibilities haunted us at night, Piranesian visions of dungeons and interrogation chambers.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Removing hope from the system turns our prisons into dungeons and does not ultimately serve public safety.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeons
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Correctional Health Services, which administers addiction treatment programs in the jails, said more efforts are needed to prevent drugs from getting into the facilities.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Deputies will continue to process individuals in custody at the South Placer and Auburn jails, officials said.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Use stakes or cages to support a 30 percent shade cloth that doesn't block too much light needed for healthy plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Dorms, classrooms, feeding stations, training cages, trauma bays—all could easily fit on the ballroom site.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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But local history, including the region’s dead mobsters, Irish Catholic community, state prisons, and shuttered Italian restaurants, looms large on their new Coin-O-Matic.—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
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Nowhere is that more visible than Krome Avenue, a road once known more for its nearby prisons than its family-friendly farm attractions.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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In May, at the manufacturing facility, which stores thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in pressurized tanks used to produce materials such as plexiglass for fighter jet and commercial aircraft windows, one tank threatened to leak or explode.—
Nilesh Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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But faced with the quantity and quality of Soviet tanks in the East, and British-American tanks in the West, the tank’s purpose became the achievement of total battlefield supremacy.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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This includes providing the Colombian military more leeway in the field, signing a new security agreement with Washington and building 10 mega-prisons that mimic Bukele’s network of penitentiaries in El Salvador.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Behind bars in state penitentiaries in Gatesville and Marlin, Mejia felt forgotten.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Farmers supply the chickens and there are seven coops strategically placed around the Yuba-Sutter area to test from.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Research different breeds, purchase secondhand coops, and transform existing structures into coops to save money.—
Lacey Ramburger,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
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