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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Congressional officials have criticized the secrecy, which stands in contrast to the Biden administration’s public fanfare around arms deliveries to Ukraine.
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Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Leto entered with regular cohost Vanna White with almost no fanfare.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
The developments add to the uncertainty surrounding whether the Hispanic Community Center that the RNC unveiled with much fanfare ahead of the 2022 midterms will in fact reopen.
—Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
South Asian voters watched Nikki Haley exit the presidential race on Wednesday without much fanfare.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Grimaldo joined in the summer from Benfica with little fanfare before going onto become a potent attacking threat, scoring nine and assisting nine from left back.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Some have drawn parallels with the West Kowloon rail station in Hong Kong that opened to much fanfare as well as controversy in 2018.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Schlitterbahn: 2009-2018 Schlitterbahn opened in Kansas City, Kansas, near the Legends Outlets, in 2009 to much fanfare, according to previous Star reporting.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and former President Donald Trump, a Republican, won their respective primaries in the Buckeye State Tuesday with little fanfare.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Edward Wong, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Leto entered with regular cohost Vanna White with almost no fanfare.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024
The developments add to the uncertainty surrounding whether the Hispanic Community Center that the RNC unveiled with much fanfare ahead of the 2022 midterms will in fact reopen.
—Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024
South Asian voters watched Nikki Haley exit the presidential race on Wednesday without much fanfare.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
Grimaldo joined in the summer from Benfica with little fanfare before going onto become a potent attacking threat, scoring nine and assisting nine from left back.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Some have drawn parallels with the West Kowloon rail station in Hong Kong that opened to much fanfare as well as controversy in 2018.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
Schlitterbahn: 2009-2018 Schlitterbahn opened in Kansas City, Kansas, near the Legends Outlets, in 2009 to much fanfare, according to previous Star reporting.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and former President Donald Trump, a Republican, won their respective primaries in the Buckeye State Tuesday with little fanfare.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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