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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Robinhood, a far larger player in the U.S. with $144 billion in assets under management, launched in the U.K. in November 2023 to much fanfare.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
In 2015, Otium opened to much fanfare in an airy building in the Broad museum complex led by celebrity chef Timothy Hollingsworth.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The initial Sun Day Red lineup was released to significant fanfare in May.
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In March of this year, the singer attended the Off-White show during Paris Fashion Week to much fanfare, and something tells us this is only the beginning.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2024
In 2015, Otium opened to much fanfare in an airy building in the Broad museum complex led by celebrity chef Timothy Hollingsworth.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
The initial Sun Day Red lineup was released to significant fanfare in May.
—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
In March of this year, the singer attended the Off-White show during Paris Fashion Week to much fanfare, and something tells us this is only the beginning.
—Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 30 Oct. 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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