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 Lamborghini headed into Ventura County, and police captured the suspects in a gated Moorpark community, about 45 minutes after the chase started.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
The decomposing bodies of both Hackman and Arakawa were discovered on Feb. 26 inside separate rooms of their $4 million New Mexico mansion, tucked inside a gated community called the Santa Fe Summit.
—Jessica Schladebeck, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Properties in the gated community on the east of the island command eight figures.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Published on March 4, 2025 Photo : The Luxury Level
The fenced and gated home sits on over a half-acre of land in a prime pocket of Beverly Hills.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
The decomposing bodies of both Hackman and Arakawa were discovered on Feb. 26 inside separate rooms of their $4 million New Mexico mansion, tucked inside a gated community called the Santa Fe Summit.
—Jessica Schladebeck, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Properties in the gated community on the east of the island command eight figures.
—Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Published on March 4, 2025 Photo : The Luxury Level
The fenced and gated home sits on over a half-acre of land in a prime pocket of Beverly Hills.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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