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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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Harris doesn’t come with much fanfare after spending the majority of his career at Idaho and then playing his senior year for a mediocre Cal program, but he’s got four years of very solid FBS production under his belt.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
That effort arrived with much fanfare and made an impressive commercial impact.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
In Season Two, Trump enters rooms to literal fanfare.
—Laura Bassett, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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