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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Ford unveiled the all-electric F-150 Lightning in 2021 and began production less than a year later with great fanfare—the model was a do-anything truck for both today and the future.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
So, where was Jonathan Bailey amid all the music and fanfare?
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He is simply demoted in sexiness without fanfare.
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The music isn’t this big final fanfare.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
So, where was Jonathan Bailey amid all the music and fanfare?
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
He is simply demoted in sexiness without fanfare.
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
The music isn’t this big final fanfare.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 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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