as in protection
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
the suspect refused to name his partners unless he was granted immunity
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Recent Examples of immunity
Being vaccinated against diseases helps build a community of immunity and protects those more vulnerable to disease who may not be able to get vaccinated.
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Ease Achy Joints Curcumin may help ease joint swelling and stiffness by blocking your body’s inflammatory signals, supporting your immunity, and clearing dysfunctional immune cells.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 5 May 2025
In any case, Tristen and his immunity take on executive chef.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Adults born before 1957 are generally considered to have immunity, however.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Ease Achy Joints Curcumin may help ease joint swelling and stiffness by blocking your body’s inflammatory signals, supporting your immunity, and clearing dysfunctional immune cells.
—Lauren O'Connor, Health, 5 May 2025
In any case, Tristen and his immunity take on executive chef.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Adults born before 1957 are generally considered to have immunity, however.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
Noun
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
21 May 2025
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Yet President Trump has also called for a massive expansion of highway construction, raising the real danger that, without protections in place, a new wave of infrastructure will repeat old patterns of destruction.—
Deborah N. Archer,
Time,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Last month, the White House announced an exemption from China tariffs for a range of electronic devices.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 May 2025
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Washington is set to become one of the few states to explicitly deny such an exemption.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Progress on the bill stalled after ultraconservative members of the House Freedom Caucus demanded further changes, including tax cuts, sweeping changes to Medicaid and food benefits, border security, defense funding and more.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Hartford Courant Krav Maga is a self defense system based on that developed by the Israeli military.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
Noun
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In Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reiterated a pledge to invest $600 billion in U.S.-Saudi partnerships encompassing artificial intelligence data centers, infrastructure projects, healthcare technologies, science collaborations, and various defense and security ties and initiatives.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Traylor was hired in January of 2023 as the director of safety, security and risk management.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Such individuals can violate the driving laws in Maryland and be a part of accidents with impunity while ultimately taking no responsibility for their actions.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
20 May 2025
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In others, ballots were opened and ruling party officials voted on behalf of others with impunity.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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