as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
those motorists who think that they can flout the town's parking regulations with exemption
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Recent Examples of exemption
The law directly impacts nondisabled adults who must get a job or qualify for an exemption in order to maintain Medicaid coverage.
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Certain items are excluded from the exemption, including sales of vehicles, lodging, alcohol and admissions.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2025
The federal law includes exemptions for people with disabilities, in addiction treatment, or caring for kids under 14, among others.
—Renuka Rayasam, ABC News, 18 July 2025
The larger standard deduction, elimination of personal exemptions, and the $750,000 cap on mortgage interest deductibility have all been made permanent.
—Blake Harrison, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 19 July 2025
Certain items are excluded from the exemption, including sales of vehicles, lodging, alcohol and admissions.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 19 July 2025
The federal law includes exemptions for people with disabilities, in addiction treatment, or caring for kids under 14, among others.
—Renuka Rayasam, ABC News, 18 July 2025
The larger standard deduction, elimination of personal exemptions, and the $750,000 cap on mortgage interest deductibility have all been made permanent.
—Blake Harrison, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for exemption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemption
Noun
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There’s another reason: The entire concept of population immunity depends on all of us doing our part to keep diseases at bay.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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Most have no vaccines or treatments and can cause severe neurological damage, especially in people without natural immunity.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Salmon and other fish populations, deprived of hundreds of miles of quiet pools to lay their eggs and for the juvenile fish to survive and thrive, shrank by about 95%, which led the federal government to enact protections for some salmon populations.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Yet despite promises from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to better protect the public from PFAS compounds, efforts to weaken current protections are already under way.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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“Exemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemption. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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