as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
that's a repair shop of good repute
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As early as 2018, Twitch’s casino section contained numerous channels of questionable repute, some of which inflated their viewer counts with bots to advertise specific slots gambling websites.
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Nathan Grayson, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
Among hundreds of communities of Catholic sisters, the Felicians have neither the ubiquity of bigger ones like the Salesians, nor the singular focus of those like the School Sisters of Notre Dame, nor the repute of women following in Mother Teresa's footsteps in the Missionaries of Charity.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
But Steven Benner, a levelheaded scientist of some repute, suggests that perhaps the invasion already occurred billions of years ago.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2014
The final outcome in the exchange that secured Stafford is hardly a surprise, given Kroenke’s repute as a big spender.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
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Nathan Grayson, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
Among hundreds of communities of Catholic sisters, the Felicians have neither the ubiquity of bigger ones like the Salesians, nor the singular focus of those like the School Sisters of Notre Dame, nor the repute of women following in Mother Teresa's footsteps in the Missionaries of Charity.
—Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021
But Steven Benner, a levelheaded scientist of some repute, suggests that perhaps the invasion already occurred billions of years ago.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 8 May 2014
The final outcome in the exchange that secured Stafford is hardly a surprise, given Kroenke’s repute as a big spender.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2022
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“Repute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repute. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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