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dungeon

[duhn-juhn] / ˈdʌn dʒən /
NOUN
prison
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The dungeon is full of weird, pulsing, half-sentient creatures — more slime than steak.

From Salon • May 12, 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

They must embark on an arduous journey to a lava-swamped region called the Nether and then excavate deep underground to find a dungeon known as a Stronghold.

From New York Times • May 17, 2024

Jessie, wearing jeans and a baggy navy hoodie, was perched on the steps leading to the dungeon with a pile of colored gumdrops and wooden toothpicks in neat piles around her.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser