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 shooting took place at a gated community in the 1100 block of Governors Way in Vero Beach, roughly 140 miles north of Miami.
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Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
The former president was taken from his house in a gated community in the upscale Jardim Botanico neighborhood to the federal police headquarters, Cirino said.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
The estate is accessed via a gated drive that winds past tranquil woodlands and opens to a stately courtyard with a fountain.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Beyond a street-side gated entry, a wood footbridge lined with nautical rope empties at the house.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
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Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
The former president was taken from his house in a gated community in the upscale Jardim Botanico neighborhood to the federal police headquarters, Cirino said.
—NPR, 22 Nov. 2025
The estate is accessed via a gated drive that winds past tranquil woodlands and opens to a stately courtyard with a fountain.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
Beyond a street-side gated entry, a wood footbridge lined with nautical rope empties at the house.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gated
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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