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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Renting at Pacifico Many vacationers who are looking for a beautiful, oceanside area of Costa Rica to perhaps call home one day like to start with renting a home in the gated community.
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Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In his report, Adams found no evidence to suggest that the two-time Oscar winner spent his final years as a recluse in his home in a gated community, guarded by his protective younger second wife.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Gilbert, an escort, had called 911 on the night of her disappearance in the gated Oak Beach community in May 2010.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The battle over the public records started shortly after Hackman and Arakawa were found dead in their home in their gated community of Santa Fe on Feb. 26.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Robin Raven, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
In his report, Adams found no evidence to suggest that the two-time Oscar winner spent his final years as a recluse in his home in a gated community, guarded by his protective younger second wife.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
Gilbert, an escort, had called 911 on the night of her disappearance in the gated Oak Beach community in May 2010.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The battle over the public records started shortly after Hackman and Arakawa were found dead in their home in their gated community of Santa Fe on Feb. 26.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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