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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Most of Kiawah is a gated private community, but Beachwalker Park, on the west end of the island, is open to the public.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
That's right, these aren't just for the older folks or those in gated communities.
—Liz Schubauer, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
In director Chris Renaud’s Despicable Me 4, Gru (Steve Carell) and his family move into a wealthy gated community, and to ingratiate himself with new neighbor Perry (voiced by Stephen Colbert), Gru engages in some doubles tennis.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The majority of the other students were going to graduate, live in a gated community, and spray-starch their genitalia every day before going to work.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025
That's right, these aren't just for the older folks or those in gated communities.
—Liz Schubauer, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
In director Chris Renaud’s Despicable Me 4, Gru (Steve Carell) and his family move into a wealthy gated community, and to ingratiate himself with new neighbor Perry (voiced by Stephen Colbert), Gru engages in some doubles tennis.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The majority of the other students were going to graduate, live in a gated community, and spray-starch their genitalia every day before going to work.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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