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Recent Examples of gated
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Lots of planned and gated communities, such as Riverstone, are popping up, giving families safe and modern housing options, and there are great condos and apartments in Sugar Land Town Square.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Tenants amenities include a community courtyard, secure gated access, garage parking and on-site laundry facilities.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The news release for the new listing highlights its location within Landfall, a private, gated community.
—Charlie Kingree, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The pilot narowly missed hitting homes in the gated Coral Springs community.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Lots of planned and gated communities, such as Riverstone, are popping up, giving families safe and modern housing options, and there are great condos and apartments in Sugar Land Town Square.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
Tenants amenities include a community courtyard, secure gated access, garage parking and on-site laundry facilities.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
The news release for the new listing highlights its location within Landfall, a private, gated community.
—Charlie Kingree, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
Verb
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Beloved by street skaters for decades, it has been fenced off since June while city officials wrestled with its fate.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Nov. 2025
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The land is now inaccessible to the public, having been fenced off by Croatian authorities.—
Richard Collett,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Police said that after hours of negotiations, the barricaded man was safely taken into custody.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
2 Jan. 2026
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There will be no public viewing on the Wisconsin side. Road closures and barricaded areas on the Iowa side of the bridge include portions of Iowa 9 and Iowa 26, Front Street, and several cross streets and alleys from downtown Lansing to the marina, according to a news release.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Legend has it that before the park was established, a young girl from a local settlement got lost in the woods in the area that later, when dammed, became Lake Fontana.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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But over the years, the river had been dammed upstream, drying it up and killing the fish.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gated. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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