as in representative
a person who acts or does business for another
the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair
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as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know
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Recent Examples of rep
Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Deadline has contacted Richie’s reps for comment.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
According to his rep, a memorial concert will be held at a later date, with proceeds benefiting Peacebuilders Canada.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The former sales rep shares sons Travis and Jason Kelce with ex-wife Donna Kelce.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
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Noun
During the offseason, Roman Wilson got almost all of the first-team reps in three-receiver sets.
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Mike Defabo,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Deadline has contacted Richie’s reps for comment.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
According to his rep, a memorial concert will be held at a later date, with proceeds benefiting Peacebuilders Canada.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
25 June 2026
The former sales rep shares sons Travis and Jason Kelce with ex-wife Donna Kelce.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rep
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Swift's representative confirmed that the actor-comedian officiated the July 3 ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
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Some states chose not to send representatives; several of them cited disagreements with the partisan mission.
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Shenzhen already has a reputation as one of China's major technology hubs.
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Orange cats have a reputation for silly behavior and outlandish antics, but the science doesn't back that up.
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The celebration comes 250 years after delegates in Philadelphia approved the Declaration, setting in motion what would become the world's oldest continuing experiment in self-government.
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That hot summer in Philadelphia, the 56 delegates of the Continental Congress who signed the historic document spent a lot of time in nearby taverns, drinking beer and discussing and debating the merits of trying to become an independent nation.
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Maybe that’s in free agency with Cooper Rush or Joshua Dobbs — the only veterans of any sort of repute still available — or in a trade or waiver claim.
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So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views.
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Gonzalez refused to speak to deputies during his arrest or his interrogation, authorities said.
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Likewise, the board has approved several permanent replacements selected by Chait for top administrators who are leaving the district, including the departing deputy superintendent of instruction, Karla Estrada.
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But the fear of being snatched by ICE agents remains, Neel said.
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In all 11 host cities, federal agents are leading operations to keep drones away from match-day crowds.
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There are many reasons why, said Matthew Billips, an Atlanta anti-discrimination and civil rights plaintiffs’ attorney.
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There was no plan, no standoff between gang rivals, no battle for pride and respect at 10th and K streets, Mtula Payton’s attorney told jurors Wednesday.
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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
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Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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