Synonyms for fanfare
ˈfæn fɛərfan·fare

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1. ostentation, fanfare, flashnoun

   a gaudy outward display

   Synonyms:
   flare, instant, flashbulb, news bulletin, inflation, flash lamp, flashgun, tucket, heartbeat, flourish, pompousness, flash, photoflash, blink of an eye, pretentiousness, pomposity, flash bulb, wink, newsbreak, flashing, newsflash, jiffy, ostentation, puffiness, ostentatiousness, split second, trice, twinkling, splashiness

2. flourish, fanfare, tucketnoun

   (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments

   "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"

   Synonyms:
   flourish, flash, tucket, brandish, ostentation

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1. • Display
   • Music
   • Tune

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. fanfarenoun

   Synonyms:
   [fr.] flourish of trumpets

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1. List of paraphrases for "fanfare":

   pomp, band, hype

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How to use fanfare in a sentence?

1. Paul Ostrowski:

   We are administering the influenza vaccine as we speak with no fanfare whatsoever. This will be no different. We want to make the distribution of this just as easy as a normal influenza vaccine.

2. Vince Lombardi:

   After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.

3. Travis Leiker:

   She had saved over the course of time, lived responsibly and frugally and gave back quietly without the expectation of much fanfare and recognition, and I think that's the beauty of her story, is that she didn't have this expectation of grand recognition and celebration.

4. Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook:

   The European relationship has changed and will now be shrouded in skepticism, the arrival of a Joe Biden administration has yet to be embraced with the same fanfare as Barack Obama as President-elect, because Donald Trump has done more damage to the relationship than George W. Bush. Trump's outward aggression affected all aspects of European life, be it trade, defense or even the emotional shared ideas and cultural ties. All those things suddenly seem debased and of less value.

5. Debra Katz:

   Since then, he has lied publicly over and over again in an attempt to walk back his original admission. Realizing his admission was insufficient to quell the public’s growing calls for accountability, he has since resorted to belligerent lies and a Trumpian refusal to stick to a single set of facts, he has also demonstrated a jaw-dropping ignorance of the sexual harassment law he signed into effect — without great fanfare — suggesting that his behavior is fine because he never meant to make women feel uncomfortable.