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
Examples of gated in a Sentence
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Accessed through a gated entry, the five-story abode seamlessly fuses historic charm with modern luxury across its 5,750 square feet of living space.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
The Lake at Crowne Point II offers luxury, gated, waterfront living.
—Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Today, Palm and Hibiscus residents share a gated entrance, security and a park with a basketball court.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Then, in 2018, the company sold the water tied to that farmland to Queen Creek, a fast-growing sprawl of gated communities on the outskirts of Arizona’s capital.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Sprague has the distinction of having the most expensive listing currently on the market in Portland, a gated megamansion of more than 16,000 square feet priced at $15 million.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The show will revolve around a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The network on Monday announced that the series, following the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community, will debut in January 2025.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
So, Simpson apparently stayed in Las Vegas, initially moving in with a friend who had a home in a gated community, the Las Vegas Review Journal said.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
The Lake at Crowne Point II offers luxury, gated, waterfront living.
—Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024
Today, Palm and Hibiscus residents share a gated entrance, security and a park with a basketball court.
—Rebecca San Juan, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Then, in 2018, the company sold the water tied to that farmland to Queen Creek, a fast-growing sprawl of gated communities on the outskirts of Arizona’s capital.
—Maanvi Singh, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2024
Sprague has the distinction of having the most expensive listing currently on the market in Portland, a gated megamansion of more than 16,000 square feet priced at $15 million.
—Lauren Beale, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The show will revolve around a wealthy Black family living in a posh, gated community.
—Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
The network on Monday announced that the series, following the lives of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community, will debut in January 2025.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
So, Simpson apparently stayed in Las Vegas, initially moving in with a friend who had a home in a gated community, the Las Vegas Review Journal said.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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