repute

noun

Definition of reputenext
as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general that's a repair shop of good repute

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Recent Examples of repute So others speculate and then the Heat somehow are the ones who get caught in the spin cycle of various insiders of various repute trying to sell Substack subscriptions or generate clicks or views. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026 Since the first duffers teed off in 1924, this Scottish course has gained repute as one of the world’s top golf spots. — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The rabbis, both of high repute, belong to different generations and display differing levels of stringency—the stricter is a grandfather; the other, his son-in-law, is more lenient but by no means lax. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025 Her voice, her public repute, and her dignity — the vanishings of which are all mostly self-steered. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for repute
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reputation
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  • Few marques understand this better than Porsche, whose reputation was built not merely on performance figures, but on the connection its cars forge between driver and machine.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Since its independence in 1947, India has maintained a reputation for conducting free and fair elections.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Repute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repute. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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