as in reputes
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 reputations
People can be skeptical when screen stars parachute into plays around Tony season to burnish their reputations.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The dress code rewards craft and concept — both of which the group’s stylists have built reputations on.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The Brown Ballers are the first true Dream Team of Indian basketball – 12 players who risk their careers, reputations, and identities to rewrite the rules of who belongs in the game.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The sprawling case, which has thousands of court filings, is a battle of salvaging tarnished reputations.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
There are still scoops to promote, projects to tout and reputations to burnish.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Given the reputations universities have, search queries then flow to the top of Google’s results.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Some of the investors and CEOs competing for teenagers have good reputations.
—Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Few players have enhanced their reputations.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
The dress code rewards craft and concept — both of which the group’s stylists have built reputations on.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The Brown Ballers are the first true Dream Team of Indian basketball – 12 players who risk their careers, reputations, and identities to rewrite the rules of who belongs in the game.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
The sprawling case, which has thousands of court filings, is a battle of salvaging tarnished reputations.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
There are still scoops to promote, projects to tout and reputations to burnish.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Given the reputations universities have, search queries then flow to the top of Google’s results.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
Some of the investors and CEOs competing for teenagers have good reputations.
—Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Few players have enhanced their reputations.
—Andy Jones, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputations
names
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The truth in this story seems to be elusive and unknowable, and this circles back to your earlier question about what kind of assumptions are made about people with names like Saïd or Tamerlan.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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The sandwiches derive their names from the city’s streets.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Reputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputations. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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