gated

adjective gat·ed \ ˈgā-təd \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Definition of gated

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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Two problems with Williams' story are the police found his cellphone in the car and security at his gated community said the Cowboys player was driven home just 15-20 minutes earlier riding with someone else.

— clarence e. hill jr., star-telegram, "Video shows intoxicated Terrance Williams; Jerry Jones gives him benefit of doubt | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 24 May 2018
Opening statements in the retrial were scheduled to begin in Norristown, Pa., not far from the North Philadelphia housing project where Cosby grew up — or from the opulent gated home where Constand says she was assaulted in early 2004.

— laura king, latimes.com, "Opening statements in Bill Cosby's retrial are scheduled to begin, but a dispute may cause a delay," 9 Apr. 2018
An Embry-Riddle student died and his instructor seriously injured in a plane crash Tuesday night in the Spruce Creek Fly-In gated aviation community in Port Orange, the school said.

— david harris, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Embry-Riddle students were involved in fatal plane crash, school says," 23 May 2018
There were corruption charges leveled against its leaders, who’d developed a taste for luxurious gated residences, designer brands, and expensive restaurants, and polls indicated a sharp decline in the party’s support.

— william galston, The New Republic, "How Hungary explains Europe’s retreat from democracy," 17 May 2018
The security guard at his gated community in suburban Atlanta was asleep on the job.

— jeneé osterheldt, kansascity, "Would this have happened to a white man? Rapper arrested just for wanting to go home | The Kansas City Star," 16 May 2018
Under terms approved Tuesday night, Fort Worth will ask the Texas Department of Transportation for an easement for a one-lane, 15-foot wide gated bridge that can't be expanded or altered.

— sandra baker, star-telegram, "Controversial Benbrook-Fort Worth bridge gets the go-ahead - but with restrictions | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 9 May 2018
For me, at the beginning of the third track, there's quite an interesting gated, weird pad sound that turns into a rhythmic sound.

— elias leight, Billboard, "How Meditation Helped Jon Hopkins Make His Riveting 'Singularity' Album," 4 May 2018
Being Sold at Auction Has One Big Purple Feature: See the Photos The small compound, located just outside Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley town, is in a private, gated community.

— mackenzie schmidt, PEOPLE.com, "Rapper Logic Lists California Home for $2.2 Million Following Divorce News," 11 May 2018

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