slang
: reputation
especially
: status in a group (such as a gang)
: representative
sales reps
variants
or repp
: a plain-weave fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
: the dosage of an ionizing radiation that will develop the same amount of energy upon absorption in human tissue as one roentgen of X-ray or gamma-ray exposure
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repair
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repeat
3
report; reporter
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republic
Republican
Synonyms
Examples of rep in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Companies have distributed free samples of these deadly, addictive products in Black neighborhoods, paid students to rep cigarettes in dormitories at historically Black colleges, and conducted other manipulative marketing with devastating health outcomes.
—Jethroe Moore Ii, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Nicola Peltz Beckham is proud to rep her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham on red carpets!
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
But perhaps most strikingly, this reps the first official year for the SAG Awards to stream on Netflix.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Universal Music Publishing Group, which reps the band’s publishing on the song did not respond to request for comment.
—Colin Stutz, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024
Detroit will once again rep its all-Honolulu blue uniform, with silver helmets, blue pants and blue socks.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
This reps the second Emmy ceremony in 2024 — because of the impact of the Hollywood strikes, which pushed the 75th Emmys from September 2023 to January 15, 2024.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024
This reps the second consecutive season that Fox and the show’s producers were forced to swap judges after production got underway.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
Two days later, her rep confirmed to PEOPLE she had been taken off life support.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Wisconsin cheesemakers were guests at the show’s first-ever cheese festival, a Miller rep lived the high life dining in the Historic Miller Caves, and a Frank Lloyd Wright preservationist welcomed the chefs to the iconic architect’s former home.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
In Mobile at the Senior Bowl, Puni even took reps at center and held his own.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Riley said Moss, UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava and returning third-stringer Jake Jensen will cycle reps for a half of football on Saturday.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
Moss is likely to split reps with fellow quarterbacks Maiava and Jake Jensen, giving all three an equal shot at making an impression.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The refurb—which cost an unspecified sum, spent by an unspecified ownership, according to the resorts rep—has ramped up the luxury of the lodge’s Zulu Zen style and added new facilities such as an infinity pool (complete with a poolside bar), a fitness room, and a spa.
—Nicola Leigh Stewart, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Nicks rep for comment.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Verb
This reps the Peabody Award’s return to an in-person event for the first time since 2019, and also its first time in L.A. — having previously been held in New York (and virtually over the past four years during the pandemic and Hollywood strikes).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
Companies have distributed free samples of these deadly, addictive products in Black neighborhoods, paid students to rep cigarettes in dormitories at historically Black colleges, and conducted other manipulative marketing with devastating health outcomes.
—Jethroe Moore Ii, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Nicola Peltz Beckham is proud to rep her mother-in-law Victoria Beckham on red carpets!
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
But perhaps most strikingly, this reps the first official year for the SAG Awards to stream on Netflix.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Feb. 2024
Universal Music Publishing Group, which reps the band’s publishing on the song did not respond to request for comment.
—Colin Stutz, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2024
Detroit will once again rep its all-Honolulu blue uniform, with silver helmets, blue pants and blue socks.
—Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024
This reps the second Emmy ceremony in 2024 — because of the impact of the Hollywood strikes, which pushed the 75th Emmys from September 2023 to January 15, 2024.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Feb. 2024
This reps the second consecutive season that Fox and the show’s producers were forced to swap judges after production got underway.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
Noun
Beginners can perform every other rep and/or only go part of the way down in the squat, Borowiec says; those who are more advanced can hold weights to feel an extra burn.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
Two days later, her rep confirmed to PEOPLE she had been taken off life support.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
Wisconsin cheesemakers were guests at the show’s first-ever cheese festival, a Miller rep lived the high life dining in the Historic Miller Caves, and a Frank Lloyd Wright preservationist welcomed the chefs to the iconic architect’s former home.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2024
In Mobile at the Senior Bowl, Puni even took reps at center and held his own.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Riley said Moss, UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava and returning third-stringer Jake Jensen will cycle reps for a half of football on Saturday.
—Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 19 Apr. 2024
Moss is likely to split reps with fellow quarterbacks Maiava and Jake Jensen, giving all three an equal shot at making an impression.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The refurb—which cost an unspecified sum, spent by an unspecified ownership, according to the resorts rep—has ramped up the luxury of the lodge’s Zulu Zen style and added new facilities such as an infinity pool (complete with a poolside bar), a fitness room, and a spa.
—Nicola Leigh Stewart, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2024
The Hollywood Reporter has reached out to Nicks rep for comment.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
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rep
1 of 2 noun
: representative entry 2
sales rep
rep
2 of 2 nounMedical Definition
rep
2 of 2 abbreviation
let it be repeated
—used in writing prescriptions
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Latin repetatur
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