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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Despite the fanfare most of the funds went unspent.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Another idea that has emerged with less fanfare is the potential for ketones to help ward off altitude illness, as researchers from the University of Guelph in Canada explain in a new review paper in the European Journal of Applied Physiology.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The federal government was shut down in October and November 2025, but cities and towns around the United States continued to fill potholes, purify drinking water, respond to emergency calls and issue construction permits, mostly with little fanfare.
—Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
It was announced in 2021 with great fanfare and an appealingly low price of just $40,000.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
Another idea that has emerged with less fanfare is the potential for ketones to help ward off altitude illness, as researchers from the University of Guelph in Canada explain in a new review paper in the European Journal of Applied Physiology.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The federal government was shut down in October and November 2025, but cities and towns around the United States continued to fill potholes, purify drinking water, respond to emergency calls and issue construction permits, mostly with little fanfare.
—Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
It was announced in 2021 with great fanfare and an appealingly low price of just $40,000.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fanfare
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 28 Dec. 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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