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Recent Examples of gated
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 July 2025
And homes in gated communities are, on average, between 5% and 10% more expensive than similar homes in the same area, or as much as 10% to 20% in some of the most desirable cities, according to Dennehy.
—Natalie Rice, CNBC, 25 July 2025
In a quiet gated community in Oklahoma City, armed officers from the local police department and the U.S. Marshals crept toward the front door of a home.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
The expats who live here tend to live in gated communities.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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July 26 -- Driving a black BMW, Tamura, once a licensed private investigator in Nevada, is believed to have left his home in a gated community in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to police.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 29 July 2025
And homes in gated communities are, on average, between 5% and 10% more expensive than similar homes in the same area, or as much as 10% to 20% in some of the most desirable cities, according to Dennehy.
—Natalie Rice, CNBC, 25 July 2025
In a quiet gated community in Oklahoma City, armed officers from the local police department and the U.S. Marshals crept toward the front door of a home.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
The expats who live here tend to live in gated communities.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
barricaded
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The Trump administration paid nearly $5 million to settle a wrongful death suit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Jan. 6 rioter who was shot and killed by police while trying to breach a barricaded door by the House chamber.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rutherford County rescue personnel were responding to a barricaded suspect, downgraded from an earlier active shooter situation near Lee Victory Parkway at Legacy Wine & Spirits in Smyrna on July 15.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gated. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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