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verb

past tense of gate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gated
Adjective
In 2008, the family purchased a home in the gated community of Northumberland, an over 10,000-square-foot estate. Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Sep. 2025 Located within a gated community with 24-hour security, the home offers six bedroom suites, eight full bathrooms, and two half-baths. Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 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 See All Example Sentences for gated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Levy’s house is fenced and has another gate at the edge of his property.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This is a film that refuses to be fenced in, dabbling in the undead, the magical, and, perhaps most importantly, the sapphic.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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 27 Oct. 2025.

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