Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having gates.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having gates.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
gate . - adjective Capable of being
switched on andoff (normally by means of a signal). - adjective Have a
gate or otherrestricted access .
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Examples
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The term gated communities refers to upmarket, enclosed, high security complexes.
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But too often, a wall separates each of us from the world outside, and from others who have likewise taken refuge in their own private sanctuaries -- what we call the gated community of the heart.
ScrippsNews 2010
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In a society where the wealthiest are walled off in gated communities and the poorest are isolated in ghettos, our public schools — for all their faults and shortcomings — are still our best chance to give all children a shot at the American dream.
Radical idea: Public schools aren't an awful mess Valerie Strauss 2010
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Perhaps they don't live in gated communities, make trips to the US to buy just about everything, shop only at Costco, Sam's, Walmart, Superama, and Home Depot.
Page 2 2010
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Perhaps they don't live in gated communities, make trips to the US to buy just about everything, shop only at Costco, Sam's, Walmart, Superama, and Home Depot.
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The very idea of a “man of God” and a “preacher” making six figures, driving luxury cars and living in gated communities, with expense accounts, country club memberships and obese bodies is laughable and obscene.
Think Progress » Hatch Warns Tea Party Activists: Work With The GOP…Or Else 2010
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Perhaps they don't live in gated communities, make trips to the US to buy just about everything, shop only at Costco, Sam's, Walmart, Superama, and Home Depot.
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Perhaps they don't live in gated communities, make trips to the US to buy just about everything, shop only at Costco, Sam's, Walmart, Superama, and Home Depot.
Page 2 2010
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Perhaps they don't live in gated communities, make trips to the US to buy just about everything, shop only at Costco, Sam's, Walmart, Superama, and Home Depot.
Page 2 2010
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The very idea of a “man of God” and a “preacher” making six figures, driving luxury cars and living in gated communities, with expense accounts, country club memberships and obese bodies is laughable and obscene.
Think Progress » Hatch Warns Tea Party Activists: Work With The GOP…Or Else 2010
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