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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Founded in 2023 by three Olympiad-level gold medalist coders, Cognition launched its AI agent Devin last year to much fanfare.
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
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June’s greenhouse-gas credit auction occurred with little fanfare.
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Besides the buzzy Loewe release in May — the second installment of a collaborative capsule that was first introduced to the world two years ago, to much fanfare — On has maintained popularity and relevancy in the footwear world through a series of key moves.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
June’s greenhouse-gas credit auction occurred with little fanfare.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
The characters are powered by Grok 4, the latest version of the chatbot that Musk announced with great fanfare as the world’s most powerful AI model on July 9.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 16 July 2025
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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