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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Documentary evidence indicates that the FBI tried to destroy his reputation with blackmail and wiretaps, not to mention the close to 30 times he was jailed.
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Mordechai Gordon, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Thanks to its reputation, however—it has been named the world's best hotel brand by Travel + Leisure readers for the last two years, after all—this new hotel has the potential to attract high-end travelers who would not have had Taipei on their radar before.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
Conservatives in disarray Yoon’s baffling decision to enact martial law, which brought armed troops into Seoul’s streets and evoked the country’s traumatic memories of past military rule, was a blow to his party’s reputation even though the party wasn’t directly involved.
—Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Catullus would be little more than a name and a reputation today had a single manuscript containing his poems not survived the Middle Ages.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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Mordechai Gordon, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2025
Thanks to its reputation, however—it has been named the world's best hotel brand by Travel + Leisure readers for the last two years, after all—this new hotel has the potential to attract high-end travelers who would not have had Taipei on their radar before.
—Travis Levius, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2025
Conservatives in disarray Yoon’s baffling decision to enact martial law, which brought armed troops into Seoul’s streets and evoked the country’s traumatic memories of past military rule, was a blow to his party’s reputation even though the party wasn’t directly involved.
—Time, 8 Apr. 2025
Catullus would be little more than a name and a reputation today had a single manuscript containing his poems not survived the Middle Ages.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Reputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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