as in representatives
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 reputations
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 reps
Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Fox News Digital has reached out to Martin and Chase's reps for comment.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Tucker McDonald, Kalieb Osborne and Tyler Smith rotated reps for the rest of the afternoon.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
True freshman Ja’Boree Antoine also saw spot reps this season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Netflix and Brown’s reps had no comment on her exit.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s the only way to get better, is go out there and take your reps.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither reps for Paul nor Mortensen have commented on the ongoing investigations.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Jonah Elliss also played substantial reps early in his Utah career on the Utes’ punt-coverage teams, and has done the same in two years in Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent history has not exactly thrown a parade for first-round quarterbacks with limited college reps, though.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Fox News Digital has reached out to Martin and Chase's reps for comment.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Tucker McDonald, Kalieb Osborne and Tyler Smith rotated reps for the rest of the afternoon.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
True freshman Ja’Boree Antoine also saw spot reps this season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2026
Netflix and Brown’s reps had no comment on her exit.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s the only way to get better, is go out there and take your reps.
—Connor Riley, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Neither reps for Paul nor Mortensen have commented on the ongoing investigations.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Jonah Elliss also played substantial reps early in his Utah career on the Utes’ punt-coverage teams, and has done the same in two years in Denver.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Reps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reps. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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