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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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In the year since the property has been vacant, and fenced off, 27 fires have gutted or scorched empty units, located between Truman Road and 18th Street, Woodland and Brooklyn avenues.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2026
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Lola and Angel have access to a sliver of the lake south of downtown, which is fenced-off from the wild fowl.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Previously, they were limited to such situations as barricaded suspects or explosives.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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During the shooting, Arredondo made a decision to treat the gunman as a barricaded subject and not confront him for over an hour, even after it was confirmed children were trapped in a classroom with the shooter.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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