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 gated residence occupies half an acre on a hush-happy lane low enough on the hillside to escape canyon winds yet high enough to catch afternoon vistas of the canyon.
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Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The sellers decided to move to be closer to their oldest daughter and her husband, who used to live down the street in the same gated community, but moved to Nevada to realize their dream of running a Wagyu beef ranch.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Calabasas Behind the Gates will be set behind the gated community of Calabasas, CA.
—Peter White, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
The Oak Grove Farm, a gated community in Waxhaw, provided just that.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
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Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The sellers decided to move to be closer to their oldest daughter and her husband, who used to live down the street in the same gated community, but moved to Nevada to realize their dream of running a Wagyu beef ranch.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Calabasas Behind the Gates will be set behind the gated community of Calabasas, CA.
—Peter White, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
The Oak Grove Farm, a gated community in Waxhaw, provided just that.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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