1
: a short and lively sounding of trumpets
2
: a showy outward display
Examples of fanfare in a Sentence
The new jet was introduced with great fanfare.
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Secret ballots are cast and counted, in an arcane tallying system, and a victor is announced, to great fanfare.
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
Key Details: Ford announced the redesign of the Expedition last fall to much fanfare for seemingly unending family-friendly features: new panoramic front screens, rear headrests designed to hold phones or tablets for viewing, and work lights in the cargo area and on the roof rails.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Martial arts demonstrations and K-pop dance routines are part of the fanfare.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, the eerie story—a thousand people disappeared from Los Angeles with little fanfare—may lend us insight into the deportation machine and its operations, and into what the next major campaign may look like.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2025
Key Details: Ford announced the redesign of the Expedition last fall to much fanfare for seemingly unending family-friendly features: new panoramic front screens, rear headrests designed to hold phones or tablets for viewing, and work lights in the cargo area and on the roof rails.
—Scotty Reiss, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Martial arts demonstrations and K-pop dance routines are part of the fanfare.
—Axios Denver, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
Nevertheless, the eerie story—a thousand people disappeared from Los Angeles with little fanfare—may lend us insight into the deportation machine and its operations, and into what the next major campaign may look like.
—V.n. Trinh / Made By History, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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fanfare
noun
fan·fare
ˈfan-ˌfa(ə)r 
-ˌfe(ə)r
: a short stirring tune played by trumpets
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