reputations

plural of reputation
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 These developments have empowered women like Megan Thee Stallion to challenge entrenched norms and advocate for their reputations in real time. Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 And if creating new or expanding old campuses remains too expensive, perhaps the state should focus on building the programs and reputations of the Cal State universities. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 These errors can tarnish reputations, shake customer confidence, and even expose organizations to legal risks. Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 As higher education continued to develop, facilities and programs burnished scholarly reputations as modern universities emerged in cities like Paris and Bologna. Brian Mitchell, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Their reputations were besmirched. The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024 Unsustainable practices like these can harm businesses' reputations and long-term viability. Sandro Da Silva, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Thanks to the First Amendment, comments about public officials and public figures are protected under civil damage laws in cases where lies are said to damage reputations. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 At some point, if audiences perceive enough tie-in and dot-connecting Spider-Man to a slate of flops with bad reputations, there comes a danger that stacked up failures in the SSU could hard Spidey’s own brand eventually. Mark Hughes, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024

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“Reputations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reputations. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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