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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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Mary Bronstein’s first movie, the acerbic 2008 comedy Yeast, co-starring Greta Gerwig, came and went with little fanfare.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
While Amazon Prime Day deals are getting all the fanfare lately, Walmart has a competing sale event running in October as well.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Visits don’t involve much fanfare — everyone is just there.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 16 Oct. 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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