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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
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.
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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
Start exploring from the dungeons with sweeping ocean views at Castillo San Felipe del Morro, the city's vast colonial fortress.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Hidden passageways, dungeons frozen in time, and eerie corridors are like catnip for those with a proclivity toward the paranormal.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
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
Start exploring from the dungeons with sweeping ocean views at Castillo San Felipe del Morro, the city's vast colonial fortress.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
Hidden passageways, dungeons frozen in time, and eerie corridors are like catnip for those with a proclivity toward the paranormal.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeons
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Each of them was taken to Kentucky jails for detention, but the government separated them and held them in different facilities.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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To address custody deaths in Los Angeles County jails, Bornman wants to increase staffing and drug searches and look at contracting with outside hospitals and treatment centers for ill and addicted people in jail.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Unlike standard carbon filters, these molecular cages force PFAS molecules to clump together inside a cavity, achieving a 98 percent removal rate.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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The endangered birds took off from each of their wooden cages at a ceremony Sunday in Hakui city in the Noto region, where they were last seen in the wild.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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Dees was one of hundreds of men being housed out of state in private prisons.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
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Colorado voters passed Amendment A, a ballot measure touted as an end to slavery in state prisons in 2018.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
Noun
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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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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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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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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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Securing chicken coops and livestock Beyond bird feeders, residents need to protect backyard chickens, hives, and other small livestock.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Dungeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeons. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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