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
PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
Nintendo reps remain mum on exactly how or why Pauline has reverted to kid form, or if this is even the same Pauline.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Cambre made the most of his opportunity in the spring, earning first-team reps during minicamp.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Variety has reached out to Perry’s reps for comment on the onstage incident.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 1 July 2025
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Battery Life: About the Same as Before The Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic have 8% more battery capacity than the previous generation, though Samsung reps tempered expectations on that front.
—PC Magazine, 10 July 2025
Nintendo reps remain mum on exactly how or why Pauline has reverted to kid form, or if this is even the same Pauline.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Cambre made the most of his opportunity in the spring, earning first-team reps during minicamp.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Variety has reached out to Perry’s reps for comment on the onstage incident.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 1 July 2025
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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