as in repute
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 reputation
The original 790 Duke earned its reputation by being one of the sharpest tools in the shed.
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New Atlas,
4 July 2026
In Billings, Montana, Rand's Custom Hats has spent more than five decades handcrafting custom hats, building a reputation among rodeo athletes and local traditionalists, with each piece made largely by one hatter from start to finish.
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Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 July 2026
His reputation has dwindled in recent years, and not without good reason—there’s a lot of ugliness in his work, especially his attitude toward women.
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Charlie Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
The movie, a straight drama, was among Presley's least successful but has grown in reputation over the years.
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Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
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New Atlas,
4 July 2026
In Billings, Montana, Rand's Custom Hats has spent more than five decades handcrafting custom hats, building a reputation among rodeo athletes and local traditionalists, with each piece made largely by one hatter from start to finish.
—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 July 2026
His reputation has dwindled in recent years, and not without good reason—there’s a lot of ugliness in his work, especially his attitude toward women.
—
Charlie Lee,
The New York Review of Books,
4 July 2026
The movie, a straight drama, was among Presley's least successful but has grown in reputation over the years.
—
Rance Collins,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for reputation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputation
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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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At one point, in the ninth inning Wednesday, fans even chanted the name of the team’s third-string catcher Chuckie Robinson.
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That mother’s name wasn’t publicly disclosed in the court record containing her complaint.
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“Reputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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