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
My agents became more motivated, my business revenue grew and my agency gained a stronger reputation.
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David Price, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
As a nod to the increasingly cosmopolitan nature of the surrounding Old Town neighborhood, Rosen and his father chose in the early 1970s to put a major focus on selling wine, developing a reputation that became nationally known both with consumers and with wholesalers.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Germany’s international reputation, Stuenkel said, was tanking quickly.
—Caitlin L. Chandler, The Dial, 6 Mar. 2025
This dual system significantly reduces inaccuracies and upholds the agency’s reputation for reliability.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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David Price, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
As a nod to the increasingly cosmopolitan nature of the surrounding Old Town neighborhood, Rosen and his father chose in the early 1970s to put a major focus on selling wine, developing a reputation that became nationally known both with consumers and with wholesalers.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Germany’s international reputation, Stuenkel said, was tanking quickly.
—Caitlin L. Chandler, The Dial, 6 Mar. 2025
This dual system significantly reduces inaccuracies and upholds the agency’s reputation for reliability.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reputation
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“Reputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputation. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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