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Recent Examples of gated
Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
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
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Adjective
Its gated shifter, topped with a solid metal cue ball right out of a high school machine shop, feels perfect.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
Verb
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The Drawing Room extends into a calm outdoor courtyard fenced off by French doors and covered by a canopy of latticed vines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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The site attracted vandals and groups of as many as 40 loiterers at a time before its parking lot was fenced off.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Officials said crews responded to reports of an armed, barricaded man inside a home.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Days later, Joel Gavalas cut through a barricaded door at his home and found his son dead, according to the filing.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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 11 Mar. 2026.
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