1
: having or controlled by a gate
a gated entrance
2
: designed to restrict entrance usually by means of physical barriers, a private security force, and a controlled gate
gated communities
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The pilot narowly missed hitting homes in the gated Coral Springs community.
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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
Other interior features include automatic climate control, a CD changer, and a gated shifter.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
According to prosecutors, the killings unfolded over two days in February 2019 inside the Nicholsons’ home in their gated community.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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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
Other interior features include automatic climate control, a CD changer, and a gated shifter.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
According to prosecutors, the killings unfolded over two days in February 2019 inside the Nicholsons’ home in their gated community.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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