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gated community

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noun

  1. a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.

Example Sentences

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Mpoyi didn’t know the family well upon arriving to the gated community of Coto de Caza, but adapted — and grew in more ways than one.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Advocates say a 50-home gated community approved this week will harm bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

It isn’t nestled in a high-income gated community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The gated community of Park View City was inundated by the Ravi river, making its prized streets impossible to navigate.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

And living she was, just outside of Philadelphia in a small gated community of affluent homes.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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