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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July 26 -- Driving a black BMW, Tamura, once a licensed private investigator in Nevada, is believed to have left his home in a gated community in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to police.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 July 2025
And homes in gated communities are, on average, between 5% and 10% more expensive than similar homes in the same area, or as much as 10% to 20% in some of the most desirable cities, according to Dennehy.
—Natalie Rice, CNBC, 25 July 2025
In a quiet gated community in Oklahoma City, armed officers from the local police department and the U.S. Marshals crept toward the front door of a home.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
The expats who live here tend to live in gated communities.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 July 2025
And homes in gated communities are, on average, between 5% and 10% more expensive than similar homes in the same area, or as much as 10% to 20% in some of the most desirable cities, according to Dennehy.
—Natalie Rice, CNBC, 25 July 2025
In a quiet gated community in Oklahoma City, armed officers from the local police department and the U.S. Marshals crept toward the front door of a home.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
The expats who live here tend to live in gated communities.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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