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gated

[ gey-tid ]

adjective

  1. (of patterns in a foundry mold) linked by gates. gate.


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Other Words From

  • un·gated adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gated1

First recorded in 1620–30; gate 1 + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

Ducksworth had the idea to set the series in a gated community in suburban Maryland outside of Washington, D.C., a region that is home to some of the most affluent majority-Black counties in the country.

So I can’t relate to these people where it’s “Your dad’s a lawyer, your mom’s a doctor, and you live in this gated community.”

They live in a gated street, their house surrounded by metal bars, terrified of gang violence.

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She was ushered out with a lot of security guards, then quickly led into a gated pen with the Kansas City Chiefs team.

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Past the security gates of the Serra Retreat area of Malibu sits a small enclave of luxury homes, many of them gated or enclosed with walls.

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