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dungeon

[duhn-juhn] / ˈdʌn dʒən /
NOUN
prison
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Today, dragons and dungeon crawls are common entertainments.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

In “Twenty-Sided Tavern,” there are three core actors playing and acting out the game, one dungeon master and a sort of tavern keeper helping to keep score and track of the story.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

Through luck, Sam and Mike narrowly avoided placement in the dungeon as the unit had no capacity.

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

One of them said, The very time I thought I was lost, My dungeon shook and my chains fell off....We cannot be free until they are free.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

It’s weird to be alive at a time when much of contemporary warfare comprises literal laser beams, flying robots and dungeons full of nerds at computer terminals, but that’s really what’s happening.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2026

Missions include navigating dungeons, solving puzzles and taking on an array of enemies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

Mr Hamaguchi says the developers want the open world to work as "one single space" with "all of the towns, all of the dungeons and everything linked together seamlessly in one space".

From BBC Sep. 21, 2023

Classic dungeons return in the form of multilayered temples with interlocking puzzles.

From New York Times May 12, 2023

If he had not gone into Duskendale to rescue Aerys from Lord Darklyn’s dungeons, the king might well have died there as Tywin Lannister sacked the town.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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