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dungeon

[duhn-juhn] / ˈdʌn dʒən /
NOUN
prison
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The show is part travelogue, part adventure quest with monsters, magic battles and dungeon exploration.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

But for prisoners like Sam and Mike, and for the haunted souls I encountered in the dungeon, official policies hardly matter.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024

Not another cooking game, but instead a new take on a dungeon crawler where you can team up with your friends to survive in a twisted reality show competition.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

The dungeon is the alpha and the omega, it is life and death, for every creature to be found there.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2024

The stag’s light, more powerful and more warming than the cat’s protection, filled the whole dungeon as it cantered around and around the room.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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