as in exempt
not subject to something to which others are required
The leader was immune to prosecution.
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Recent Examples of immune
Between car breakdowns, medical emergencies, and home repairs, no one is immune to life’s costly curveballs.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Of course, these differences do not mean that the Pentagon should be immune to reform.
—Mara Karlin, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
Regardless, Bumble has not been immune to the collective exhaustion that surrounds dating apps more than a decade after their heyday.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Even the film's ostensible progressives, like Tucci's Bellini, are not immune to unethical bargaining behind the scenes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Of course, these differences do not mean that the Pentagon should be immune to reform.
—Mara Karlin, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
Regardless, Bumble has not been immune to the collective exhaustion that surrounds dating apps more than a decade after their heyday.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Even the film's ostensible progressives, like Tucci's Bellini, are not immune to unethical bargaining behind the scenes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immune
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The powerful and rich are not exempt from being held responsible for their actions.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Some agencies, including the FBI, are exempt from a law requiring federal agencies to bargain with labor organizations over employment matters.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Immune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immune. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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