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
All are eligible to shop at the commissary, where groceries typically run about 25% cheaper than at traditional supermarkets and purchases are exempt from local sales taxes — Santa Clara County’s sales tax rate tops 9% — though a 5% surcharge applies.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
College of education programs, online only programs and those determined necessary by the Council on Postsecondary Education are exempt from the 10 program rule.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
The governor’s office, Legislature and judiciary are largely exempt from public records requirements – leaving significant portions of the state government shielded from public scrutiny.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
In Connecticut, where groceries are generally exempt from sales tax but many related items, including household goods, personal care products, snacks, alcohol, and pet food, are taxable, under-scanning can directly reduce tax collections.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
College of education programs, online only programs and those determined necessary by the Council on Postsecondary Education are exempt from the 10 program rule.
—Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
The governor’s office, Legislature and judiciary are largely exempt from public records requirements – leaving significant portions of the state government shielded from public scrutiny.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
In Connecticut, where groceries are generally exempt from sales tax but many related items, including household goods, personal care products, snacks, alcohol, and pet food, are taxable, under-scanning can directly reduce tax collections.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exempt
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The anti-discrimination law, which adds family or relationship structure as a protected class in the city alongside race, religion, gender and other categories, was finalized Monday and will go into effect in mid-April.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Sweeney did concede that the uncertainty around two of the four first-round picks (the Toronto pick this year is top-5 protected and the Florida pick next year is top-10 protected) added to the reticence to move any of them.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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In addition, for almost two years, his wife, Deltah, drove Henard to Childress every Tuesday for infusions of Keytruda, an immune checkpoint inhibitor used to prevent recurrence of disease by attacking stray cancer cells that may still be circulating in the body.—
Caleb Hellerman,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Airline loyalty members who redeem points for a flight are not immune to the surcharges, either.—
ANDREA SACHS THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exempt. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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