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
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, died Monday due to complications from a fall, a rep for the estate confirms to Variety.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 May 2026
Toth also should get reps at center behind incumbent starter Jake Brendel, who sat with Purdy at Sunday’s San Francisco Giants game.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
McLaurin’s attention to detail has always been a separating point for him, even down to his pre-practice and post-practice reps on the Jugs machine.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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Noun
Another rookie was rotating into the starting lineup, and young defensive backs took advantage of more reps with starters missing from the unpadded, voluntary practice.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
John McClain, the veteran music executive who was co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate and helped engineer the financial recovery of the singer’s legacy and properties, died Monday due to complications from a fall, a rep for the estate confirms to Variety.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 May 2026
Toth also should get reps at center behind incumbent starter Jake Brendel, who sat with Purdy at Sunday’s San Francisco Giants game.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
McLaurin’s attention to detail has always been a separating point for him, even down to his pre-practice and post-practice reps on the Jugs machine.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rep
Noun
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Following the town hall, which is also expected to be attended by representatives from the state commission, all information will be forwarded to the harbor commission for its consideration, Jurjis said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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The Hong Kong government on Tuesday proposed issuing 10,000 new vehicle permits for drivers to work for online ride-hailing services like Uber, less than half the amount that industry representatives were hoping for.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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And the incident was one of four mechanical problems with the LCS fleet in a year, staining the reputation of the ships’ reliability.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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That isn’t to say Crichton is an author whose reputation needs resuscitating.—
Ian Mackenzie,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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But only about a quarter of the state’s delegates are Democrats.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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In the district, Fazio won all delegates from multiple towns, including Simsbury, Southbury, Thomaston, Washington, Watertown, and Wolcott.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Two other veteran Dutch managers of significant repute had been in the reckoning, one of them a former boss of Manchester United.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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Edward Randolph is an expert on the workings of the CPUC, having served as deputy executive director of the commission’s Energy Division from 2011 to 2021.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Fiore, 22, the deputy chief of staff for the College Democrats of Connecticut, watched Elliott’s endorsement.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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During the search for the missing mother and daughter and Fieramusca, FBI agents followed Green.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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What does work is a containment pattern that treats every agent action as an external call requiring authorization at the action level, not the session level.—
Shreyans Mehta,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Fox News Digital reached out to Brian Hooker’s attorney for comment.—
Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes , Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2026
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Hooker’s attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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And charismatic restaurant manager Nicolas is the perfect person to share an after-dinner whiskey with in the kitchen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 May 2026
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The Fall and Rise of Cassie One might wonder at the fact that Maddy helped Cassie at all — the latter’s rash decision, in the previous episode, to quit OnlyFans in pursuit of a legitimate acting career cut off a vital flow of income to her aspiring manager.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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