as in protected
not subject to something to which others are required
They were exempt from jury duty because of their jobs as firefighters.
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Recent Examples of exempt
Trump said that pharmaceuticals may also be exempt from tariff reductions with China going forward, speaking at a signing ceremony for an executive order aimed at lowering drug prices.
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The bill would impose payroll taxes on earnings above $400,000—an income segment currently exempt due to the existing tax cap of $168,600.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
With Revan and Faal no longer exempt due to turning 22, Parkinson has a few headaches to come.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Most of its products are sold by Chinese manufacturers and shipped directly to consumers via low-cost shipping options that take upward of 30 days, and because of the low price of products, orders were previously exempt from de minimis (no duty on imports valued less than $800).
—Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
The bill would impose payroll taxes on earnings above $400,000—an income segment currently exempt due to the existing tax cap of $168,600.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
With Revan and Faal no longer exempt due to turning 22, Parkinson has a few headaches to come.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Most of its products are sold by Chinese manufacturers and shipped directly to consumers via low-cost shipping options that take upward of 30 days, and because of the low price of products, orders were previously exempt from de minimis (no duty on imports valued less than $800).
—Rytis Lauris, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exempt
immune
Adjective
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The clothes in your suitcase aren’t immune, either.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2025
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One way to understand that unquenchable mentality is that he’s proven virtually immune even to complacency.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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“Exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exempt. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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