as in protection
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
the suspect refused to name his partners unless he was granted immunity
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Recent Examples of immunity
The idea that the Revolutionary Guard and Iranian armed forces should surrender their weapons in return for immunity is equally free of any objective correlative.
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
The winning team earns the opportunity to compete for individual immunity.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
So, someone who delayed getting vaccinated could still catch the flu during that window, before their body has built up immunity.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump invokes the 2024 immunity decision, but are the justices buying it?
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
The winning team earns the opportunity to compete for individual immunity.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
So, someone who delayed getting vaccinated could still catch the flu during that window, before their body has built up immunity.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump invokes the 2024 immunity decision, but are the justices buying it?
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for immunity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
Noun
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In the wake of the breach, PowerSchool offered two years' worth of credit-monitoring and identity protection services to concerned customers.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The bill initially exempted counties that couldn't afford the cost, but the exemption was removed after pushback from environmental groups.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management, was cautiously optimistic, suggesting Washington may carve out safe-passage exemptions for allied vessels.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The crisis of American defense production has been slowly worsening since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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His successor is expected to reverse Hungary’s Russia-friendly policies and lift the nation’s blockade of European Union military aid for Ukraine’s defense against Russian invasion.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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If the Heelers excel at turning domestic life into a form of play, what makes this play possible is their family’s absolute security, its durability against anything life might throw at it.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Starmer says he was not informed that the Foreign Office had overruled the recommendation of security officials in early 2025 not to give Peter Mandelson the job.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The previous administration recognized the magnitude of the problem and launched official search commissions, but high levels of impunity and inaction persist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The era of serial killers murdering with impunity is over, however, thanks to advancements in DNA technology.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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