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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 earliest players approached D&D like just another war game, blazing blithely from one dungeon to another.
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
Cooperation is essential to survive, as World of Warcraft in its earliest iterations relied on players to party up to complete quests and successfully run dungeons to obtain valuable gear.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Yes, the motion controls in the original release are a bit much at times, but it's got a gorgeous art style, a really lovely story, and some of the best dungeons in the series.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Even without those twists, though, Echoes of Wisdom provides all the old-school 2D Zelda dungeon exploring you could hope for, and the lighthearted storyline to match.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024
Cooperation is essential to survive, as World of Warcraft in its earliest iterations relied on players to party up to complete quests and successfully run dungeons to obtain valuable gear.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
Yes, the motion controls in the original release are a bit much at times, but it's got a gorgeous art style, a really lovely story, and some of the best dungeons in the series.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Even without those twists, though, Echoes of Wisdom provides all the old-school 2D Zelda dungeon exploring you could hope for, and the lighthearted storyline to match.
—Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
Noun
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There is no criminal complaint, so nobody is at risk of jail time.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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The plea was made in a deal with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office that included no jail time or restitution but a three-year conditional discharge.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Mayers has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and is facing years in prison if convicted.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Kolfage and two other men charged in that case, who did not receive pardons, were all convicted and sentenced to three or more years in prison.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Surveillance video later shared online shows a man in a dark-colored Nike sweatshirt flashing a small smirk before snatching the cage and dashing out the door.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the quiet moments on a 75-degree day at Chicago Cubs camp, Ryne Sandberg leaned against the cage taking in batting practice.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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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 East New York Depot is home to about 250 buses as well as maintenance, repair and tire shops, fuel tanks and MTA offices, and sits directly adjacent to the subway system’s East New York Yard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the tanks, the magnetic signatures related to specific geographic locations were recreated with large coils.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, Ulbricht was handed a life sentence for his involvement in the enterprise and is currently incarcerated at a high-security penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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In addition, those with backyard chicken coops are also at an elevated risk for infection because chickens can come in contact with wild birds that may carry the virus.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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Exploring Local Options: Farmers’ markets and backyard chicken coops are thriving.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Dungeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeon. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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