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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Recent Examples of repute
And George Henare, a Maori actor from New Zealand of great repute with a classical background, is in it as well.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
The accusers had to be deemed credible, and they could not be paid or of evil repute.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Given such unhelpful fallout, and the unsavory repute of the payday-lender claimants, enough conservative justices may well break ranks to dismiss this bid to incinerate the CFPB, or at least sidestep it.
—Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 2 Oct. 2023
Nevertheless, in the most jumper-centric era in basketball history, a shooter of this calibre and repute is always going to draw the NBA's eye.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024
The accusers had to be deemed credible, and they could not be paid or of evil repute.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
Given such unhelpful fallout, and the unsavory repute of the payday-lender claimants, enough conservative justices may well break ranks to dismiss this bid to incinerate the CFPB, or at least sidestep it.
—Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 2 Oct. 2023
Nevertheless, in the most jumper-centric era in basketball history, a shooter of this calibre and repute is always going to draw the NBA's eye.
—Mark Deeks, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repute
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Arriving with the reputation, in the 49ers eyes at least, of being the best edge-setter in college football, Williams looks forward to getting into the pass rush lab with Bosa and defensive line coach Kris Kocurek.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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One regulatory crisis cost it tens of billions and its reputation.—
Alan Ohnsman,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Repute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repute. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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