distinguished reputation

collocation in English

meaningsofdistinguishedandreputation

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distinguished
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃt/
used to describe a respected and admired person, or ...
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reputation
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk
/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌrep.jəˈteɪ.ʃən/
the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour ...
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(Definition ofdistinguishedandreputationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdistinguished reputation

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It is also a blot on thedistinguishedreputationof the prison service.
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It is also a blot on thedistinguishedreputationof the prison service.
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They indeed play an important role within the aid programme and have earned adistinguishedreputationaround the world.
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The board is basically a trade body, but in spite of that it has adistinguishedreputationfor setting national guidance standards.
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He has enhanced an alreadydistinguishedreputationin the contribution he has made today.
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Staff, medical experts, management, voluntary helpers and patients fervently hope that the hospital will continue, bearing in mind itsdistinguishedreputation.
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Chapters, both undergraduate and alumnae, enjoy adistinguishedreputationfor scholarship, service, and leadership.
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He also gained adistinguishedreputationas a pedagogue.
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The organization has created adistinguishedreputationfor its services.
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Abandoning business, he dedicated himself to literature and history, and published numerous novels, short stories and essays, which earned him adistinguishedreputation.
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Although he acquired adistinguishedreputationamong both students and colleagues as a lecturer, he published little and had a weak reputation as a researcher.
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