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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
There’s a dungeon in the second expansion of the year, which will presumably do this again.
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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
The one exception here is the dungeon that launches on Friday, which should be a bright spot and worth playing over the next stretch of time here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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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
The one exception here is the dungeon that launches on Friday, which should be a bright spot and worth playing over the next stretch of time here.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dungeon
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Smollett spent less than a week in jail after an Illinois appeals court granted an emergency motion by his attorneys to delay his sentence and grant him bail until their appeal is resolved, CNN previously reported.Megan Thomas, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Doing so can result in a $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail.Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Another suspect, Gary Howard Oliva, who spent eight years in prison on child pornography charges, was first named as a person of interest in a 2002 episode of the CBS show 48 Hours Investigates.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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After violating his probation several times, he was ultimately sentenced to three years in prison and also pleaded guilty to insurance fraud.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã reports that the animals were accepted on their aircraft after reportedly being meant to be on an earlier flight and being denied entry due to the condition of their cages.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Five people were arrested after Kentucky officials found a naked toddler locked inside a cage.Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 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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In the meantime, however, the robovac delivers plenty of suction power, a spacious dustbin, and a 240ml water tank that allows this robot to also mop your floors.Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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The moon’s clash with Neptune tanks your self-esteem.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 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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But there’s a war out there in Tulsa, whose lucrative drug trade is not being overseen by the usual cartel, but by a native tribe chief (Graham Greene) who runs the Indian Brotherhood from a state penitentiary.Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 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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The truth is that nobody really wants to read about the razing of a single home, or chicken coop, or even school.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Dungeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dungeon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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