as in reputes
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 reputations
Kruse and Fialko filed their lawsuit in August, accusing Presley of making false allegations of elder abuse against them to ruin their reputations.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Pressure campaigns have even led to traditional media outlets retracting previously positive reviews, further harming book sales and author reputations.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
For businesses, this means emotional intelligence is still a uniquely human domain and that those who implement AI to take over core business communication tasks risk doing damage to their reputations.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
These stories build trust, strengthen reputations and create a pipeline of cultural relevance.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
These people online have also said that the Owens family has long lived way beyond their means, while Ronn Owens and Jan Black should take responsibility for enabling their daughter’s costly legal imbroglios with these different men, who also have faced harm to their reputations in the process.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
But as the case spirals and loyalties fracture, reputations are on the line, and everyone’s playing to win.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
These stories are alarming, nonetheless, given the reputations of the criminals involved.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
At some schools, tailgating has become a whole social occasion, with certain tailgates garnering reputations as the most spirited or luxurious (with chandeliers, tablecloths, televisions, and more).
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Pressure campaigns have even led to traditional media outlets retracting previously positive reviews, further harming book sales and author reputations.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
For businesses, this means emotional intelligence is still a uniquely human domain and that those who implement AI to take over core business communication tasks risk doing damage to their reputations.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
These stories build trust, strengthen reputations and create a pipeline of cultural relevance.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
These people online have also said that the Owens family has long lived way beyond their means, while Ronn Owens and Jan Black should take responsibility for enabling their daughter’s costly legal imbroglios with these different men, who also have faced harm to their reputations in the process.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
But as the case spirals and loyalties fracture, reputations are on the line, and everyone’s playing to win.
—Peter White, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
These stories are alarming, nonetheless, given the reputations of the criminals involved.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
At some schools, tailgating has become a whole social occasion, with certain tailgates garnering reputations as the most spirited or luxurious (with chandeliers, tablecloths, televisions, and more).
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputations
names
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Most, if not all, Democrats are expected to sign on to his Epstein files petition, meaning only six Republicans would need to cross party lines to add their names.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Major indexes fell, dragged down by declines in Big Tech names.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Reputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputations. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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