1
: having or controlled by a gate
a gated entrance
2
: designed to restrict entrance usually by means of physical barriers, a private security force, and a controlled gate
gated communities
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The McDonalds live in a gated community along the banks of the Chattahoochee River, some 25 miles outside of Atlanta.
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John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Part of the Landing, a gated community with large estates spanning a two-acre minimum, the Bayshore Drive home was built in 1998.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
If the weather is nice, try to snag a table outside on the gated patio.
—Linnea Covington, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Overnight in the 00 block of Dillion Avenue : Someone forced entry to a gated complex and then into several vehicles.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
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John Blake, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Part of the Landing, a gated community with large estates spanning a two-acre minimum, the Bayshore Drive home was built in 1998.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
If the weather is nice, try to snag a table outside on the gated patio.
—Linnea Covington, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Overnight in the 00 block of Dillion Avenue : Someone forced entry to a gated complex and then into several vehicles.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for gated
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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