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
Many of those campuses have tried for years to shed reputations of elitism, with only gradual changes in enrollment.
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Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Deepfakes have destroyed reputations overnight.
—Bob Morgan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
OpenAI’s push to hire a safety executive comes amid companies’ growing concerns about AI risks on operations and reputations.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
Since Tisch took over, questionable promotions and transfers were stopped altogether while former NYPD executives with good reputations came back to fill out her executive staff.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 27 Dec. 2025
The storied rivalry is considered unique in the college football landscape because it's based not on geography, but on their reputations as traditional powerhouses in the sport.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
Many of YouTube’s multi-channel networks, perhaps most infamously Machinima, ultimately developed negative reputations.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2025
If, on the other hand, a lower threshold is used—and many, including Kramnik and other top players, say this is necessary for cleaning up chess—some non-cheaters are likely to be caught in the net, with potentially dire consequences for their careers, reputations, and mental health.
—Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
The rich and powerful, at least, might have the means to protect their reputations from an onslaught of deepfakes.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reputations
names
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And there’s even 10 names after that that are in a sub bracket.—
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Webb has been one of the hottest young names in the business ever since the start of the 2025 season, and now will receive his first official audition with an AFC West rival.—
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“Reputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputations. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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