Definition of fanfare
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:a short and lively sounding of trumpets
2
:a showy outward display
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Examples of fanfare in a Sentence
The new jet was introduced with great fanfare.
Recent Examples of fanfare from the Web
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Kelly Ward/The CJ, via Wochit The Neapolitan pizza and pasta restaurant at 1540 Frankfort Ave. opened this month with little fanfare.
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In January of this year the Dow-Jones Industrial Average (DOW) crossed the historic 20,000 mark to much fanfare from Wall Street and the national media.
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With very little fanfare, Rachel cut off my ponytail.
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Questions about the non-use of body cameras, which were rolled out in Minneapolis last year to much fanfare, have swirled since Justine Damond, the Australian woman, was shot dead in a dark alley by Officer Mohamed Noor on July 15.
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There wasn't much fanfare, says manager Anderson Grissom.
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That’s not at all the case with Bite Beauty’s brand-new Nearly Neon Collection, which arrived in our offices to much fanfare.
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Chicago’s Chicken Coop: Around the time Gus’s (see below) opened in Fort Worth to much fanfare, this chicken joint also opened, more quietly, on restaurant-heavy South Cooper Street in Arlington.
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North Korea is testing new ballistic missiles with greater ranges, often with great fanfare and threatening language.
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Origin and Etymology of fanfare
FANFARE Defined for English Language Learners
fanfare
play
noun
Definition of fanfare for English Language Learners
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: a lot of talk or activity showing that people are excited about something
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: a short piece of music played loudly with trumpets especially to announce that someone is arriving
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