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Recent Examples of gated
Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Tisha Kavanagh assumed the largely affluent Lake Norman area, with its waterfront estates and gated communities, would draw only the best doctors.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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
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Adjective
The team will continue specializing in the region’s most coveted luxury enclaves, including Rancho Santa Fe (Covenant, Fairbanks Ranch, Del Mar Country Club, The Bridges and surrounding gated communities), Del Mar, La Jolla, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Carmel Valley and Poway.
—Dawn Giangiulio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Tisha Kavanagh assumed the largely affluent Lake Norman area, with its waterfront estates and gated communities, would draw only the best doctors.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
Adjective
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Goldman Sachs estimated that Qatar could see its GDP plunge by 14%, citing its lack of alternative export channels to the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Australia, which relies directly or indirectly on the blockaded Strait of Hormuz for much of its energy imports, has halved fuel taxes and encouraged the use of public transportation amid soaring gas prices.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The entry area is fenced off, although on multiple occasions in recent weeks, the building was observed to be empty by this news organization.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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And even essentially optimistic AI creations, like Isaac Asimov’s robots, work only when fenced in by rigid rules.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Deputies arrested Alexander Barrios Ozorio Walfre at 4522 Sunnyside Drive after reports of a barricaded person who threatened a neighbor with a gun, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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 2 May. 2026.
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