as in protected
not subject to something to which others are required
They were exempt from jury duty because of their jobs as firefighters.
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Recent Examples of exempt
Previously, these groups were exempt from work requirements.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Some goods are exempt, including beef, tomatoes and coffee.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 June 2026
For months, federal officials have been meeting with states informally and giving them guidance, and states understood that people with conditions where continuous health insurance coverage was really important would be exempt.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 3 June 2026
Sure, there are only 100 fully exempt cards right now, but there are another 50 with conditional status on top of unpredictable sponsor exemptions and other exemptions for past success.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Some goods are exempt, including beef, tomatoes and coffee.
—Joe Walsh, CBS News, 3 June 2026
For months, federal officials have been meeting with states informally and giving them guidance, and states understood that people with conditions where continuous health insurance coverage was really important would be exempt.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 3 June 2026
Sure, there are only 100 fully exempt cards right now, but there are another 50 with conditional status on top of unpredictable sponsor exemptions and other exemptions for past success.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exempt
Adjective
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The southern coast of Tenerife is a hotspot environment for the conservation of cetaceans in the wild, particularly within the protected Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Zone.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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Clara Koh, Meta’s director of public policy for Southeast Asia, had cautioned in April that Malaysia's blanket under-16 ban could backfire by driving teenagers away from protected apps and into unregulated corners of the internet.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The Indian government forbids outsiders from most contact with the tribe because their bodies aren't immune to modern day diseases.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
7 June 2026
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But one of the best back stoppers of the last decade is not immune from being the butt of a joke, and the Lightning decided to have some fun while giving Vasilevskiy his second career Vezina Trophy, awarded to the NHL's best goaltender.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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“Exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exempt. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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