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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The Marine Cloud Brightening Project began tests in April with fanfare and presentations of the experiment to curious reporters.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Boise rolled out the program with fanfare: free bags for residents, educational events and coupons.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
My father was a patriot like all the men and women who served quietly and without fanfare — those men and women whose names will not appear daily in the newspaper but who saved us from tyranny.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
This was all reported with great fanfare in India, a country dotted with cricket grounds of all sizes.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2024
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
Boise rolled out the program with fanfare: free bags for residents, educational events and coupons.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024
My father was a patriot like all the men and women who served quietly and without fanfare — those men and women whose names will not appear daily in the newspaper but who saved us from tyranny.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
This was all reported with great fanfare in India, a country dotted with cricket grounds of all sizes.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2024
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 16 Jun. 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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