as in immunity
freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
she mistakenly believed that she could insult people with impunity
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Recent Examples of impunity
Only my spouse gets to ignore my word with impunity.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Shootings and impunity By the 2000s, Israel’s attacks on journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip grew deadlier.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
In this still-early stage of the AI boom, Silicon Valley, for all its impunity, has chosen not to voice robust ideas about democracy that differ substantively from the whims of a mercurial White House.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Some victims have suffered abuse in home countries where domestic violence is more normalized and they’re used to abusers having impunity, Duberli said.
—Juliana Jiménez J, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Shootings and impunity By the 2000s, Israel’s attacks on journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip grew deadlier.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2025
In this still-early stage of the AI boom, Silicon Valley, for all its impunity, has chosen not to voice robust ideas about democracy that differ substantively from the whims of a mercurial White House.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
Some victims have suffered abuse in home countries where domestic violence is more normalized and they’re used to abusers having impunity, Duberli said.
—Juliana Jiménez J, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impunity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impunity
Noun
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Hall, a part-time model who was granted immunity from prosecution, dropped out of sight.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hall was granted immunity from prosecution.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Apex provides life insurance and supplemental coverage to millions of policyholders across North America, offering affordable protection to working families who need it most.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The company could work with the government to determine if a waiver could be granted without violating standards such as patient privacy, safety and consumer protection.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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These annual gifts can also reduce the size of your taxable estate, saving more of your lifetime exemption for future inheritances.—
Nathalie Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, all states allow medical vaccine exemptions, and most states have exemption policies in place for people with strong religious objections in an effort to balance the need for public health with freedom of choice.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Impunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impunity. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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