gated community

Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words

describes a residential area with restricted access, often enclosed by walls or fences

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  • We moved into a gated community last summer to be closer to the kids' school.
  • The gated community offers 24/7 security and a shared pool.
  • Living in a gated community can feel safer, but it may also seem isolating.
  • Our city plans to build a new gated community on the outskirts.
  • She grew up in a gated community and rarely took public transport.
  • Houses in that gated community have appreciated rapidly over the past decade.
  • If you don't live in the gated community, you'll need a visitor pass to enter.
  • Critics argue that the gated community model increases social segregation.
  • The gated community was evacuated during the wildfire and later reopened.
  • Would you consider buying a home in a gated community, or do you prefer open neighborhoods?