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Recent Examples of fanfare
The Victoria's Secret Fashion show is fast approaching, and with it, the usual fanfare as audiences ready to watch models defy gravity in impossibly tall heels, heavy wings and jaw-dropping lingerie looks.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Like many of Nike’s Air Max 95 OG Big Bubble styles, this pair arrived with little announcement or fanfare, quietly appearing on the brand’s website.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Both Countdown and Butterfly debuted to positive fanfare this past summer, ranking within Nielsen's Top 10 streaming originals charts.
—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
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Like many of Nike’s Air Max 95 OG Big Bubble styles, this pair arrived with little announcement or fanfare, quietly appearing on the brand’s website.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Both Countdown and Butterfly debuted to positive fanfare this past summer, ranking within Nielsen's Top 10 streaming originals charts.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fanfare
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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
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In his pomp, Worthington was recommending Karim Benzema before the world really knew about the Frenchman.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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Naturally, pageantry remained in his periphery, though.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
22 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
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So Hernandez was allowed to compete as a girl, become a national spectacle, and then play out a final high school volleyball season, igniting protests from opponents and teammates alike.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the country has pioneered a Blue Economy—an ocean-first approach that puts conservation before consumption, sustainability before spectacle.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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For the swanky evening, the stars went full glam, bringing the glitz to the red carpet ahead of the main event.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The London Film Festival ends this Sunday, and the event has passed by with a familiar level of star power and glitz.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 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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Never through excess or ostentation, but through quiet discipline — a meditative expression of grace.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 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
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Borrowing from the flamboyance of the New Romantics, the edginess of punks and the melancholic themes in their music, goth makeup was dark, vampiric, and vaguely dangerous—an aesthetic music fans copied when gathering at goth haunts like the Batcave in London.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 25 Oct. 2025.
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