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
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Mackie’s reps at Curtis Brown have been approached for comment.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
During training camp, Blue emerged as a legitimate option in the running back room and was even earning first-team reps as early as the second week in pads in Oxnard.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Combs previously denied Bongolan’s claims in a statement from his reps last November.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
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Billboard has reached out to reps for Cardi B and Offset.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Mackie’s reps at Curtis Brown have been approached for comment.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
During training camp, Blue emerged as a legitimate option in the running back room and was even earning first-team reps as early as the second week in pads in Oxnard.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Combs previously denied Bongolan’s claims in a statement from his reps last November.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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