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Recent Examples of gated
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The gated ranch has a private property sign on the road leading into it.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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
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Marsh Farm is a few miles from Sandringham House, one of King Charles' private royal residences, and features a main house with a gravel driveway, some outbuildings and gated fence, the Daily Mail said.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The gated ranch has a private property sign on the road leading into it.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
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With the National Park Service still in the midst of a three-year renovation project to shore up the basin’s aging seawall in time for this summer’s anniversary, parts of the basin are fenced off.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Much of the 60-mile rail route from downtown San Diego to the Orange County border is fenced.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Multiple police units, including SWAT, responded to reports of a barricaded person Thursday morning in west Fort Worth.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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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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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 31 Mar. 2026.
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