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verb

past tense of gate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gated
Adjective
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 The Ford Focus containing his body was found Saturday in a retention basin at the end of a cul-de-sac on the grounds of a gated community called the Four Seasons. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for gated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gated
barricaded
Adjective
  • As protesters attempted to stop the congressional certification of the 2020 presidential election, Babbitt was climbing through the broken window of a barricaded door to the Speaker’s Lobby when she was shot.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • Babbitt and several other rioters sought to break through the barricaded House chamber where lawmakers from both parties cowered in fear for their lives when Byrd shot her.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025

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“Gated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gated. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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