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
With the $800 de minimis rule going away for China today, shipments under $800 are no longer exempt from tariffs.
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Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
During that special session, the Legislature voted to pass bills that would trim the state's income taxes an exempt records related to the governor's security from the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Health care facilities will be exempt from the ordinance.
—Shawn P. Sullivan, USA Today, 9 May 2025
After two earlier attempts to pass this bill failed because of disagreements about whether confessions should be exempt from reporting mandates, the final version passed during the legislative session this spring.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 May 2025
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immune
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About 1% of the world’s population is affected by celiac disease, an immune condition that causes inflammation of the small intestine after consuming gluten.—
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Bleeding disorders Heavy bleeding during a period could be a sign of a bleeding disorder such as immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), which prevents blood from clotting properly.—
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“Exempt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exempt. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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