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Recent Examples of fanfare
Niu has grown somewhat accustomed to the fanfare over decades performing at NBA, WNBA and college basketball games — her first halftime show was a Los Angeles Clippers game in 1993.
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CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
This is the first direct route between CLT and the Middle East, an announcement made with much fanfare last May.
—Chase Jordan
january 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Without any fanfare, REI has marked down many of Arc’teryx’s cold weather essentials down by as much as 50 percent.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Fanfare and soon empty storefronts The Fresh stores opened to great fanfare in Southern California, where the company planted more than 20 of these stores.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
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CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
This is the first direct route between CLT and the Middle East, an announcement made with much fanfare last May.
—Chase Jordan
january 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Without any fanfare, REI has marked down many of Arc’teryx’s cold weather essentials down by as much as 50 percent.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Fanfare and soon empty storefronts The Fresh stores opened to great fanfare in Southern California, where the company planted more than 20 of these stores.
—Bloomberg, Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanfare
Noun
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The announcement was heavy on pomp and light on circumstance, so most of the details are rather fuzzy.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
16 Jan. 2026
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But through their ups and downs, the Globes have always tried to put pomp over politics.—
Jake Coyle,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The impulse will be toward heat-seeking virality, not pomp and pageantry.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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Wrestlers ranging from 5 years old to adults swirled all around, adding to the pomp and pageantry.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Clydesdales have become a Super Bowl favorite, and their appearance in 2026 will mark their 48th overall in the advertising roster of the gridiron spectacle.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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It’s become largely focussed on creating spectacles, such as the No Kings protests, that can mobilize large numbers of people at breakneck speed to march, sign petitions, and contribute money.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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As millions of former California residents have already concluded, that is something that no amount of sunshine, sand or Hollywood glitz and glamor can overcome.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This gesture contrasts in the central avenue of Vassilissis Sofia, with the ostentation of the immediate official buildings, where the flags are flying full.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
18 Jan. 2026
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Small in scale, devoid of ostentation, and otherwise deferential to Carmel’s forest character—Dyar Architecture’s Carmelo connects the dots between Carmel-by-the-Sea’s architectural past and present.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Drinking, flamboyance, and film- and music-making bloomed.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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His newfound prominence and flamboyance — the eyeliner, the frequent shirtlessness, the leather pants — attract some vocal haters, but he’s gotten used to it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2026
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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Her Piviano pointed-toe pumps from Jessica Simpson featured a transparent mesh upper covered in rhinestone stripes that gave it a little extra dazzle.—
Tara Larson,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her midi-length skirt kept the dazzle going with crystals running down the front and back of the revealing piece.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fanfare. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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