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 Oak Grove Farm, a gated community in Waxhaw, provided just that.
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
The six-bedroom, 8.5-bath estate sits on more than four acres in the gated community of Spanish Oaks, just west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
Renting at Pacifico Many vacationers who are looking for a beautiful, oceanside area of Costa Rica to perhaps call home one day like to start with renting a home in the gated community.
—Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In his report, Adams found no evidence to suggest that the two-time Oscar winner spent his final years as a recluse in his home in a gated community, guarded by his protective younger second wife.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
The six-bedroom, 8.5-bath estate sits on more than four acres in the gated community of Spanish Oaks, just west of Austin in the Texas Hill Country.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2025
Renting at Pacifico Many vacationers who are looking for a beautiful, oceanside area of Costa Rica to perhaps call home one day like to start with renting a home in the gated community.
—Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In his report, Adams found no evidence to suggest that the two-time Oscar winner spent his final years as a recluse in his home in a gated community, guarded by his protective younger second wife.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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