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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Meanwhile, the Big Ten (and seemingly the SEC) are pushing a system that sounds less like a playoff and more like a gated community: four automatic bids for them, and crumbs for the rest.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
GoFundMe What To Know The Harber sisters died while on a family trip to Casa Bonita, a gated community in Hunt, Texas, their aunt Jennifer shared in a message posted to a GoFundMe page.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Leisure World is a gated community for residents 55 years and older.
—Mike Stunson
july 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
The website says the spaces in the gated community could be customized and used for any valuable collections, such as artwork or boats.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2025
GoFundMe What To Know The Harber sisters died while on a family trip to Casa Bonita, a gated community in Hunt, Texas, their aunt Jennifer shared in a message posted to a GoFundMe page.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Leisure World is a gated community for residents 55 years and older.
—Mike Stunson
july 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
The website says the spaces in the gated community could be customized and used for any valuable collections, such as artwork or boats.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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