1
: a short and lively sounding of trumpets
2
: a showy outward display
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The new jet was introduced with great fanfare.
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The hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of his birth, on October 20th, passed with little fanfare.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Coldplay’s Australian tour has been met with major fanfare, partly due to the band’s first performances in the country since 2016.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
With no fanfare, the SEC is putting together the largest database in our history on the financial activities of Americans.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her eponymous daytime talk show, launched with some fanfare in 2019, was canceled after just one season.
—Belinda Luscombe / Boston, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Coldplay’s Australian tour has been met with major fanfare, partly due to the band’s first performances in the country since 2016.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
With no fanfare, the SEC is putting together the largest database in our history on the financial activities of Americans.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her eponymous daytime talk show, launched with some fanfare in 2019, was canceled after just one season.
—Belinda Luscombe / Boston, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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