as in jail
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
Rather than a glass coffin, the dwarfs place the princess on a stone slab adorned with flowers in the middle of the woods, keeping vigil until Jonathan shows up one day, having escaped the Queen’s dungeon.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Built in Unreal Engine 5, Expedition 33’s graphics have an extra shine, but sometimes there’s too much bloom effect in dungeons.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Having a dungeon to drop in that’s pre-built can take the pressure off running a session during a busy week.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
After the meal, the group let loose and danced in the castle's dungeon.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Built in Unreal Engine 5, Expedition 33’s graphics have an extra shine, but sometimes there’s too much bloom effect in dungeons.
—George Yang, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Having a dungeon to drop in that’s pre-built can take the pressure off running a session during a busy week.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
After the meal, the group let loose and danced in the castle's dungeon.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
Noun
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In that case, a man incarcerated in a local jail filed a complaint with CLERB alleging that deputies damaged his personal property and mishandled legal documents during a cell search.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s records show Morales Reyes is being held at a county jail in Juneau, Wisconsin, northwest of Milwaukee.—
Mike Balsamo,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
Noun
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He was convicted again about a decade later and sentenced to more time in prison.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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After a guilty plea, Brown faces up to 20 years in prison.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Ventura complained about Priest winning a cage match by walking out of the door, similar to how Seth Rollins beat CM Punk in their Steel Cage Match.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Chicken wire fencing, plant cages, and netting provide effective physical barriers that deter rabbits from nibbling on your blooms.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
21 May 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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Unsurprisingly, the likely damage caused by Abrams tanks driving down Washington’s civilian streets was also an issue raised back in 1991.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The neckline of the tank and the skirt’s hemline included white and clear crystal sequins.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The gallows, where 15 penitentiary inmates were executed by hanging, were no longer there.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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Instead, Trump took a number of potshots at his sometime opponent during a Tuesday press conference, less than 48 hours after ordering the Bureau of Prisons to reopen Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Topics include: chicken breeds, raising chicks, designing coops and pens, chicken health and nutrition.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Your local university coop extension service (find yours here) may have regional plant recommendations.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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“Dungeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeon. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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