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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Its gated shifter, topped with a solid metal cue ball right out of a high school machine shop, feels perfect.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
The shooting took place at a gated community in the 1100 block of Governors Way in Vero Beach, roughly 140 miles north of Miami.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
The Bryants moved into a gated, middle-class neighborhood in Duval County because Bryant Sr. knew his kids — three boys, one girl — knew plenty of other kids who were in gangs.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 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
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
The shooting took place at a gated community in the 1100 block of Governors Way in Vero Beach, roughly 140 miles north of Miami.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025
The Bryants moved into a gated, middle-class neighborhood in Duval County because Bryant Sr. knew his kids — three boys, one girl — knew plenty of other kids who were in gangs.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 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
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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