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
To combat public fear, a police unit with broad powers is created – staffed by Francoist officers – and operates with near total impunity.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Or for the suggestion that Chinese intelligence operatives were roaming near sensitive sites with impunity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
And the settlers take advantage of the war; there are now daily, perhaps hourly, pogroms, including killing Palestinians in cold blood and with total impunity.
—Dahlia Krutkovich, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2026
The official had little sympathy for Amodei’s position, which all but explicitly stated that his arbitrary contractual stipulations were the only acceptable bulwark against government impunity.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026
Or for the suggestion that Chinese intelligence operatives were roaming near sensitive sites with impunity.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
And the settlers take advantage of the war; there are now daily, perhaps hourly, pogroms, including killing Palestinians in cold blood and with total impunity.
—Dahlia Krutkovich, The New York Review of Books, 14 Mar. 2026
The official had little sympathy for Amodei’s position, which all but explicitly stated that his arbitrary contractual stipulations were the only acceptable bulwark against government impunity.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impunity
Noun
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With assurances of an immunity deal, David Wiley met with investigators at his attorney's office.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Private and parochial/religious schools in Allegheny County fall below the herd immunity threshold, while public schools tend not to.—
Kar-Hai Chu,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the wake of the breach, PowerSchool offered two years' worth of credit-monitoring and identity protection services to concerned customers.—
Mike Levine,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Twelve courts have ruled, on motions to dismiss, that plaintiffs have sufficiently pleaded that these companies’ products constitute credit and that their accompanying fees are subject to the act’s protections.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The bill initially exempted counties that couldn't afford the cost, but the exemption was removed after pushback from environmental groups.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management, was cautiously optimistic, suggesting Washington may carve out safe-passage exemptions for allied vessels.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Impunity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impunity. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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