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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High-stakes talks in a gated villa The negotiating teams met at the gated villa of Switzerland's U.N. ambassador, overlooking Lake Geneva in the leafy suburb of Cologny.
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Emma Farge, USA Today, 12 May 2025
The palatial five-bedroom, 17-bath digs rest at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac atop a gated promontory spanning over two acres, with sweeping views stretching from the city skyline to the San Gabriel Mountains and Pacific Ocean beyond.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Give loyalists early access, exclusive content and gated offers.
—Erik Huberman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
May 2, 2025 The Irish comedian Graham Norton remembers sifting through Manhattan real estate listings a couple of decades ago and being struck by the photos of a charming carriage house nestled in a tiny gated mews in Murray Hill.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Emma Farge, USA Today, 12 May 2025
The palatial five-bedroom, 17-bath digs rest at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac atop a gated promontory spanning over two acres, with sweeping views stretching from the city skyline to the San Gabriel Mountains and Pacific Ocean beyond.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
Give loyalists early access, exclusive content and gated offers.
—Erik Huberman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
May 2, 2025 The Irish comedian Graham Norton remembers sifting through Manhattan real estate listings a couple of decades ago and being struck by the photos of a charming carriage house nestled in a tiny gated mews in Murray Hill.
—Vivian Marino, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gated. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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