as in representative
a person who acts or does business for another
the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair
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as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know
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Recent Examples of rep
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Breed works as a sales rep for a biotechnology firm and spends much of her free time planning the swim.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, try getting in a few extra reps of lifting the remote, since, as previously discussed, your interest in television remains very true.
—Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The Missouri edge rusher consistently won his 1-on-1 reps and nearly spent more time in the offensive backfield than the quarterback.
—Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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LaMonte died from natural causes following a stroke suffered several years ago, his reps said.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Breed works as a sales rep for a biotechnology firm and spends much of her free time planning the swim.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, try getting in a few extra reps of lifting the remote, since, as previously discussed, your interest in television remains very true.
—Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
The Missouri edge rusher consistently won his 1-on-1 reps and nearly spent more time in the offensive backfield than the quarterback.
—Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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