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Recent Examples of fanfare
The music isn’t this big final fanfare.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
The area around the ballpark cleared quickly, with little fanfare.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Some people go about their life doing good without any fanfare.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Vilnius doesn’t need Olympic fanfare to make its waters swimmable.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
The area around the ballpark cleared quickly, with little fanfare.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Some people go about their life doing good without any fanfare.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Vilnius doesn’t need Olympic fanfare to make its waters swimmable.
—Anna Heim, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanfare
Noun
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All the crazy pomp, colorful costumes, the drill teams and marching bands flowed down the street.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Why bother funneling all of that through Hollywood’s pomp and corniness into a movie that’s only half good?—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Read on to find out what contestants from across the country believe to be some of the greatest misconceptions about pageantry.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The pomp and pageantry of the country’s best HBCU basketball tournament was well-displayed, with celebrities like Magic Johnson and LL Cool J hosting parties in uptown Charlotte that drew thousands of attendees.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Iguazú is the sort of spectacle that sticks with you, the sort of place that has the gravitas and power to provide a fitting backdrop for a big life event.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Teyana Taylor appreciates a spectacle.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While Queen Elizabeth was famously practical about fashion, her younger sister Margaret took a bolder approach to glitz, glamour and tiaras.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Venice, which begins at the tail end of August, is all glitz and a gloss of European worldliness, perfect for photo ops of big stars in boats along canals and for the canceled to test the waters to see how temperate the reception for their return might be.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What existed in the White House was a relative lack of ostentation — formal, but showing occasional signs of wear and tear, proof that this was a People’s House, not a palace.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Formula 1 has Monaco, with its ostentation and air of exclusivity.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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DaCosta films it all with a ferociously cinematic flamboyance, banishing any charges of staginess.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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In his book, Allen cites several historical and scientific manuscripts from the 1800s that indicate flamboyances of hundreds to thousands were seen in the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys.—
Jerome Lorenz,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Call it a legacy of a standout awards season, but the razzmatazz of the red carpet has filtered its way into the world of nails, with crystal embellishments proving popular.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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Here are just a few… Communal singing A hymn written by a dying Anglican cleric in the 1800s might not scream ‘pre-match razzmatazz’, but the pre-kick-off rendition of Abide With Me has become a staple of the build-up to FA Cup finals.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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While this summer lacked the dazzle and massive celebrations of the June 2024 grand reopening of Ford's Michigan Central Station, there was still lots of progress on display and even some celebrity appearances from the business world.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lastly, liquid eyeliners in silver and gold dazzle with a single gaze across the room.—
Karina Hoshikawa,
Refinery29,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanfare. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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