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Recent Examples of gated
Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The gated ranch has a private property sign on the road leading into it.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Its gated shifter, topped with a solid metal cue ball right out of a high school machine shop, feels perfect.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
The pilot narowly missed hitting homes in the gated Coral Springs community.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Marsh Farm is a few miles from Sandringham House, one of King Charles' private royal residences, and features a main house with a gravel driveway, some outbuildings and gated fence, the Daily Mail said.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
The gated ranch has a private property sign on the road leading into it.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Its gated shifter, topped with a solid metal cue ball right out of a high school machine shop, feels perfect.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2025
The pilot narowly missed hitting homes in the gated Coral Springs community.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
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London — The world, hungry for oil, got a modest reprieve earlier this month when Saudi Arabia began diverting millions of barrels of crude —ordinarily destined for ships transiting the blockaded Strait of Hormuz — to its Red Sea port of Yanbu.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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On a recent morning, birds chirped and hopped from tree to tree under a clear blue morning sky as a man in a respirator and protective earmuffs worked on what remained of Vazquez’s property, which was fenced off from the street.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Now, with these resources fenced off, commoners had to till someone else’s land for a wage.—
Will Glovinsky,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Her son remained barricaded inside the home for several hours before he was taken into custody.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Multiple police units, including SWAT, responded to reports of a barricaded person Thursday morning in west Fort Worth.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Across the Northern Hemisphere, migratory fish such as salmon, sturgeon and shad have suffered major losses because rivers have been dammed and polluted, while many populations were heavily overfished.—
Zeb Hogan,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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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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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gated. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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