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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House Beautiful said Kelce was renting a home at the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, which is in a gated community and has a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Miami Beach police vehicles were patrolling the gated neighborhood, home to the Estefans and other luminaries.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Set in an affluent Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., Beyond the Gates unfolds within a gated community known for its opulence and exclusivity.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 May 2025
High-stakes talks in a gated villa The negotiating teams met at the gated villa of Switzerland's U.N. ambassador, overlooking Lake Geneva in the leafy suburb of Cologny.
—Emma Farge, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Miami Beach police vehicles were patrolling the gated neighborhood, home to the Estefans and other luminaries.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Set in an affluent Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., Beyond the Gates unfolds within a gated community known for its opulence and exclusivity.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 May 2025
High-stakes talks in a gated villa The negotiating teams met at the gated villa of Switzerland's U.N. ambassador, overlooking Lake Geneva in the leafy suburb of Cologny.
—Emma Farge, USA Today, 12 May 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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