as in repute
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
the college's athletic department has a good reputation, but the school's science facilities are a bit lacking
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Recent Examples of reputation
But given the governing bodies’ reputation for shadowy financial doings, there are reasons to think much of the money will never be properly accounted for.
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Stefan Szymanski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Football’s Coming Home The English football public has a certain reputation globally.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Given that the show’s reputation now precedes it, there’s no surprise that Season 3 attracted names like Sharon Stone, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Deadwyler.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 June 2026
He was replaced by Enrique Meza, whose resume included a string of Mexican titles with Toluca and a reputation as a players’ coach.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reputation
Stefan Szymanski, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Football’s Coming Home The English football public has a certain reputation globally.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Given that the show’s reputation now precedes it, there’s no surprise that Season 3 attracted names like Sharon Stone, Natasha Lyonne and Danielle Deadwyler.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 June 2026
He was replaced by Enrique Meza, whose resume included a string of Mexican titles with Toluca and a reputation as a players’ coach.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for reputation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputation
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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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The compromise is mainly symbolic since FCAS is a generic name for such systems and not unique to this plan, but officials have been seeking a formula allowing Macron to relinquish the core fighter without having to declare the whole project dead.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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The name originated after apartheid ended in the 1990s and was rebranded as Bafana to reflect the integrated society.—
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
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“Reputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputation. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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