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Recent Examples of gated
Liz Schubauer, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
In director Chris Renaud’s Despicable Me 4, Gru (Steve Carell) and his family move into a wealthy gated community, and to ingratiate himself with new neighbor Perry (voiced by Stephen Colbert), Gru engages in some doubles tennis.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The news release for the new listing highlights its location within Landfall, a private, gated community.
—Charlie Kingree, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Built over several years and completed in 2025, the fully walled and gated estate occupies three parcels of ridge-top land fronted by a guard house and a 300-foot driveway that empties at a spacious cobblestone motor court and a subterranean garage with room for up to 15 vehicles.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
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That's right, these aren't just for the older folks or those in gated communities.
—Liz Schubauer, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Aug. 2025
In director Chris Renaud’s Despicable Me 4, Gru (Steve Carell) and his family move into a wealthy gated community, and to ingratiate himself with new neighbor Perry (voiced by Stephen Colbert), Gru engages in some doubles tennis.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
The news release for the new listing highlights its location within Landfall, a private, gated community.
—Charlie Kingree, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
Built over several years and completed in 2025, the fully walled and gated estate occupies three parcels of ridge-top land fronted by a guard house and a 300-foot driveway that empties at a spacious cobblestone motor court and a subterranean garage with room for up to 15 vehicles.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
Adjective
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Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Students returning for the first day of classes this week gathered silently near the barricaded courtyard where Kirk was fatally shot while speaking to students.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Security guards conduct basic metal detector searches at the front, and the rear doors are fenced off in an open-air parking lot.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Part of the structure was demolished in 1989, but its white bell tower continued to mark the skyline even while the rest sat fenced off.—
Jackie Bryant,
AFAR Media,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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 9 Oct. 2025.
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