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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North Korea launched its first destroyer, also a 5,000-ton-class ship, with great fanfare last month.
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The bill was originally introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to little fanfare.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Carolina Theatre reopened in March with much fanfare following $90 million in restoration and renovation work on the nearly century-old venue.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
The bill was originally introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to little fanfare.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch arrived with great fanfare in 2013, then disappeared into obscurity.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 22 May 2025
Carolina Theatre reopened in March with much fanfare following $90 million in restoration and renovation work on the nearly century-old venue.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 31 May. 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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