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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
Beyond rivals the finest Zelda dungeons with its ability to present you with a litany of ingenious puzzles to solve and levels to navigate, micro tasks to complete, and macro goals to accomplish.
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PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
The dungeon stands to swallow yet another Pakistani prime minister.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Mia sang it to Riley inside Norma’s dungeon to trigger her memories.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
As a result, many legends are connected to its violent past, and its dungeon, in particular, is said to be haunted by tortured souls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
The dungeon stands to swallow yet another Pakistani prime minister.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Mia sang it to Riley inside Norma’s dungeon to trigger her memories.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
As a result, many legends are connected to its violent past, and its dungeon, in particular, is said to be haunted by tortured souls.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
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The woman’s name will be released after she is identified by the coroner, and the suspect’s name after he is booked into jail, the department said.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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The Prince George’s County Department of Corrections held a baptism service for the first time in its history at the jail in Upper Marlboro.—
Jasmine Golden,
Washington Post,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He was charged with sedition and sent to a federal prison in North Dakota.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Harrell left the band the following year and was sentenced to two years in prison in 2015.—
Jim Beaugez,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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On one side stood a dozen or so cages occupied by snow-white rats.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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That cage, the magical but also eerie Thrushcross Grange, is a sight to behold—an epic, retina-searing, sometimes repulsive, consistently jaw-dropping palace, meticulously constructed by production designer Suzie Davies.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Since the shootings, Radford has been held in pretrial confinement at a Navy brig in Charleston, South Carolina.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck.—
Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
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Do the three veteran, free-agent starters acquired during the offseason — 34-year-old right-hander Michael Lorenzen, Tomoyuki Sugano (35), and lefty Jose Quintana (37) — have enough left in the tank to stabilize Colorado’s wobbly rotation?—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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About 30% to 40% of homes in New England rely on home heating oil, which involves filling up a tank that can last awhile.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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Azcarate sentenced Magalhaes to 10 years in the penitentiary and two years suspended.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, an 8-year-old in West Baltimore at the time of the murder, offers piercing commentary on the impact of both the initial crime and the succeeding one, the grievously unjust trial that put three kids in the penitentiary.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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If possible, collect some samples and take photos, then contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here) for positive identification.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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The more than 15-acre property includes a chicken coop, a corncrib barn, a workshop, a garden, and dirt bike trails.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Dungeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeon. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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