exempt
verb (used with object)
to free from an obligation or liability to which others are subject; release.
is exempting
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present progressiveof exempt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The United States said Thursday that it is exempting various Brazilian agricultural goods from sharp tariffs -- including beef, coffee and tomatoes -- widening a range of exclusions from recently imposed levies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
The Council is exempting wineries on Vashon Island from these new regulations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
The state also offers credits for research and development and is exempting equipment purchases from sales tax, starting next year.
From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2013
Smith, of Virginia, is exempting a full share of constables, etc. etc.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
The Governor, who commissions magistrates, is exempting some fifty daily, and these, in many instances, are not only young men, but speculators.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
