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 news release for the new listing highlights its location within Landfall, a private, gated community.
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Charlie Kingree, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He was thought to have paid as much as $90,000 a month to live in the $20 million Boca Raton home in the exclusive Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, according to Zillow.
Kelce's main home is a $6 million mansion in a gated community near Kansas City, according to Hello Magazine.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2025
Authorities allege Alcala and two other residents of the home were selling marijuana, noting that hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cash and drugs were found in the home, which is nestled within a gated community in the Northwood neighborhood.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2025
Such homes are typically in a gated community and can cost at least 200 million Indian rupees for a 2,500 square feet unit in some parts of Delhi, Singh said.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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Charlie Kingree, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
He was thought to have paid as much as $90,000 a month to live in the $20 million Boca Raton home in the exclusive Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, according to Zillow.
Kelce's main home is a $6 million mansion in a gated community near Kansas City, according to Hello Magazine.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2025
Authorities allege Alcala and two other residents of the home were selling marijuana, noting that hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cash and drugs were found in the home, which is nestled within a gated community in the Northwood neighborhood.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2025
Such homes are typically in a gated community and can cost at least 200 million Indian rupees for a 2,500 square feet unit in some parts of Delhi, Singh said.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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