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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
While subsequent Zelda games retained the dungeon and temple exploration of the first series installments, 1998’s Ocarina of Time set a precedent for 3-D graphics.
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Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
There’s a dungeon in the second expansion of the year, which will presumably do this again.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Between fetching items, speaking with villagers, receiving (optional!) side quests and trekking through dungeons, there is plenty to explore, though more to discover certainly would have been welcome.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
They were split into two groups of four players, with one of the researchers (who's been playing D&D for years) acting as the dungeon master.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
There’s a dungeon in the second expansion of the year, which will presumably do this again.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Between fetching items, speaking with villagers, receiving (optional!) side quests and trekking through dungeons, there is plenty to explore, though more to discover certainly would have been welcome.
—Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
They were split into two groups of four players, with one of the researchers (who's been playing D&D for years) acting as the dungeon master.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
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Police departments in those jurisdictions generally do not help ICE carry out street-level arrests, and jails will not hold immigration violators charged with traffic offenses, or in some cases violent felonies.Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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But Penny may never even spend a minute in jail for taking another man’s life.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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She could be sentenced to up to five years in prison if convicted.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Most were ordered to pay a fine and received probation or a few months in prison.Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Another option is to start by placing a wire cage around the shrub and filling it with leaves or pine straw, then wrapping the cage withburlap.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Challenge's Aviv reveals what really happened with footsie-gate, her DQ, injury, and more Due to her size and speed advantage, Total Madness winner Jenny dominated each round of the physical cage match elimination and ultimately sent Fresh Meat champ Aviv home, right before the final.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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The government held both Padilla and al-Marri in a Navy brig to keep them out of civilian custody.Brian Michael Jenkins, Foreign Affairs, 1 Feb. 2012
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Rare photos showcase the quirky spot where mock battles were staged while female patrons were abducted and held in the brig to see who could scream the loudest — highly inappropriate by today’s standards.Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 June 2024
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After the controversy died down, Buzbee did move the tank, first to his ranch (posting a video of him using it to crush cars on Instagram) and then to his alma mater, Texas A&M University, the following year, according to CNN affiliate KHOU.Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Other SUVs of its size can do more miles on a tank.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Hollinger’s affairs proved to be a total mess: Black was later convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent more than three years in a federal penitentiary.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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From a federal penitentiary in Virginia, Jose Landa-Rodriguez reconnected with an old friend in California.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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The foundation also put up a new chicken coop and carved out a quiet niche of the garden for meditation.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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The sun, shy at first, peeks out from behind the clouds, illuminating the house and coop.UNICEF USA, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Dungeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeon. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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