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
Nationwide, non-medical exemptions are at an all-time high, and kindergarten vaccination rates have fallen to the range of 92 percent, below the 95 percent target needed to prevent community spread.
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Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Since then, the court increased the homestead exemption to 20% and adopted rates below the no new revenue rate — the tax rate that would generate the same amount of revenue from properties that were on the tax rolls the previous year.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Seventeen states reported exemptions exceeding 5%.
—Connor Greene, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
The provision is a federal income tax deduction of up to $25,000, not a full exemption from all taxes.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Since then, the court increased the homestead exemption to 20% and adopted rates below the no new revenue rate — the tax rate that would generate the same amount of revenue from properties that were on the tax rolls the previous year.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Seventeen states reported exemptions exceeding 5%.
—Connor Greene, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
The provision is a federal income tax deduction of up to $25,000, not a full exemption from all taxes.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exemption
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The information could include flight logs, names associated with criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity or plea agreements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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They would be sued into homelessness for naming names, but @RepMTG and I are willing to name names in the House of Representatives under Constitutional 'speech or debate' immunity.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Public Investigator looks into the legal protections and qualifications for emotional support animals in Wisconsin.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Exemption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exemption. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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