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
Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
News of the October 8 launch date had seeped through at Iberseries earlier this week, though local reps denied this was the case.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Kidman and Urban for comment.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Mancini had some really excellent penalty killing reps, which seems very bullish for his chances of making this team and edging out Elias Pettersson, the defenceman, and Tom Willander.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Use light dumbbells, resistance bands, or your body weight and perform 8 to 12 reps for each of major muscle group.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Oct. 2025
News of the October 8 launch date had seeped through at Iberseries earlier this week, though local reps denied this was the case.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Kidman and Urban for comment.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Mancini had some really excellent penalty killing reps, which seems very bullish for his chances of making this team and edging out Elias Pettersson, the defenceman, and Tom Willander.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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