immunity

noun

i-ˈmyü-nə-tē How to pronounce immunity (audio)
Definition of immunitynext
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 Papathomas earned immunity and the first of three spots in the final. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 27 July 2026 Santa Clara County has recorded progressively fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths since the early years of the pandemic, before vaccines became available and broader immunity developed. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 The head of the winning house, meanwhile, will get immunity for next week. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Experts say the potential for measles outbreaks remains anywhere vaccination rates remain below 95%, a key immunity threshold for the highly contagious disease. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for immunity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunity
  1. protection
  2. exemption
  3. defense
  4. security
  5. impunity
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  • In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.
    — Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The better opportunity lies in parts of the market where scale alone provides less protection.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of protection
Noun
  • The politically stable country draws retirees with a Qualified Retirement Program that requires showing just $24,000 in annual income and offers permanent residency and a tax exemption on income from outside the country.
    — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • In a letter sent Friday to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, Uthmeier, citing the Catholic Catechism, Pope Leo, and scripture, argued Catholic doctrine does not allow its schools to reject vaccine exemptions for religious reasons.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of exemption
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  • In a post on X, Kono, former defense minister under the Abe administration, warned that the plan could undermine confidence in Japan's fiscal position, push interest rates higher and weaken the yen.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The network isn’t even mustering up a defense for Jeanine Pirro, previously one of its most prominent pro-Trump hosts.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of defense
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  • Guardsmen spent two weeks of intensive training learning to use the detection system and plan to deploy it to provide security at large-scale public events.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI and Anthropic have both released their most powerful models this year, known as Sol and Mythos, respectively, boosting concerns across the industry about safety and security.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of security
Noun
  • And the Iranian regime could strike with impunity at its neighbors, including Israel.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Hernández now returns to the country to face corruption charges amid concerns that a weak justice system and his party’s return to the presidency will ensure his impunity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of impunity

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“Immunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunity. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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