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
Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After that one-on-one rep, Mitchell angrily yanked off his helmet.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 28 July 2025
To date Trump has not provided any evidence of such payments and reps for Springsteen, Bono and Beyoncé have not commented on the allegations.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 July 2025
Maye fumbled a snap at the end of his first batch of reps in team drills.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
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Stallone’s rep later denied that the actor ever made such an offer in a statement to PEOPLE.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After that one-on-one rep, Mitchell angrily yanked off his helmet.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 28 July 2025
To date Trump has not provided any evidence of such payments and reps for Springsteen, Bono and Beyoncé have not commented on the allegations.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 July 2025
Maye fumbled a snap at the end of his first batch of reps in team drills.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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