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
As Bloomberg reported, Nestlé, Kohl's, and even Astronomer's former CEO, caught on a stadium kiss cam, illustrates how quickly reputations can unravel when what's done in private is exposed to the spotlight.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Kruse and Fialko filed their lawsuit in August, accusing Presley of making false allegations of elder abuse against them to ruin their reputations.
—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
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 developments have empowered women like Megan Thee Stallion to challenge entrenched norms and advocate for their reputations in real time.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
And if creating new or expanding old campuses remains too expensive, perhaps the state should focus on building the programs and reputations of the Cal State universities.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Kruse and Fialko filed their lawsuit in August, accusing Presley of making false allegations of elder abuse against them to ruin their reputations.
—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
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 developments have empowered women like Megan Thee Stallion to challenge entrenched norms and advocate for their reputations in real time.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
And if creating new or expanding old campuses remains too expensive, perhaps the state should focus on building the programs and reputations of the Cal State universities.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputations
names
Noun
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Immigration advocates and Ohio civil rights leaders have added their names to petitions.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the only four people listed as specific targets in the search warrant have Hispanic names.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Reputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputations. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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