exempt
verb (used with object)
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release.
has exempted
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present perfectof exempt (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The county has exempted the project from undergoing a state environmental review — a point of contention for many residents who are concerned about the health and environmental impacts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
In return, the White House has exempted the companies from sector-specific tariffs for the next three years.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
Also helping support stocks, Trump has exempted dozens of products–from gold and LED lights to chemicals–from his so-called reciprocal tariffs in recent weeks and has said more such exemptions are in the works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
For the first time, China has agreed to import Zimbabwean blueberries and, crucially, has exempted them from tariffs, in a boost for the southern African state's struggling economy.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
Would the United States be ready then to exempt coasting trade vessels of foreign States from the payment of Panama tolls in the same way that she has exempted her own coasting trade vessels?
From The Panama Canal Conflict between Great Britain and the United States of America A Study by L. (Lassa) Oppenheim
