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
The rich and powerful, at least, might have the means to protect their reputations from an onslaught of deepfakes.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
But as the case spirals and loyalties fracture, reputations are on the line, and everyone’s playing to win.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of the industry’s top outfits gain their reputations from leading monster deals or jockeying for board seats at Silicon Valley’s hottest startups.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Women are now supposed to lean into their reputations rather than their work projects.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Her reporting turns the accident into an albatross around their necks, tearing at their reputations and tugging at all the other skeletons in their closets.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Put your names, your dollars, your reputations behind the stories that are being targeted.
—David Hatkoff, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Radko Gudas and Nick Cousins and Ryan Lomberg aren’t here anymore, but their legacy — and their reputations — are.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Long before tweets could topple reputations, whispers did the job just fine—sometimes with deadlier precision.
—Oriel Feldmanhall, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
But as the case spirals and loyalties fracture, reputations are on the line, and everyone’s playing to win.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of the industry’s top outfits gain their reputations from leading monster deals or jockeying for board seats at Silicon Valley’s hottest startups.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Women are now supposed to lean into their reputations rather than their work projects.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Her reporting turns the accident into an albatross around their necks, tearing at their reputations and tugging at all the other skeletons in their closets.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Put your names, your dollars, your reputations behind the stories that are being targeted.
—David Hatkoff, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Radko Gudas and Nick Cousins and Ryan Lomberg aren’t here anymore, but their legacy — and their reputations — are.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Long before tweets could topple reputations, whispers did the job just fine—sometimes with deadlier precision.
—Oriel Feldmanhall, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputations
names
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The Wall has plaques with the names of more than 900 local men and women who have served in the armed forces.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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That reliance on just a handful of tech names has more investors nervous a correction could be near, if the big AI names fail to sustain their leadership or run out of momentum.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Reputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputations. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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