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dungeon

[duhn-juhn] / ˈdʌn dʒən /
NOUN
prison
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At that point, it felt like a dungeon, the inner rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The closer we got to the dungeon, the more the administration building deteriorated.

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

Despite being a dungeon crawler, the series has an unusually explicit focus on food.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 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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