fanfare

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Recent Examples of fanfare Must-visit spots for farm-fresh fanfare and specialty goods. Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 Spring break marched on in Miami Beach Saturday, but with little of the historical fanfare residents and tourists expect. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025 With considerable fanfare in January, Arulampalam introduced Tyrell McCoy, a captain on the Philadelphia police force, as his choice to be Hartford’s new chief. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025 And yet each flanker of the classic is deserving of fanfare, like 2024’s L’eau d’Issey Pour Homme Solar Lavender. Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fanfare
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Noun
  • Then, with much pomp and celebration, the sheet is ripped away and the car revealed for the world to see.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Thomas Jefferson converted the State of the Union speech into a written message, regarding the pomp of the speech as too monarchical (sadly, the speech was revived by Woodrow Wilson for exactly that reason).
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The launch party is giving Bronner Brothers realness—edge control, elegance, and a hint of old-school ATL pageantry.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
  • That’s a lot of pregame pageantry for one team to take.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Buckle up for this globe-trotting, CGI-heavy adventure that combines apocalyptic spectacle and family drama in the least pretentious way possible.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The red carpet, staged across from the theater’s towering marquee, had its own spectacle.
    Antonio Ferme, Variety, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And if that weren’t enough glitz, the cast will now include a two-time Oscar winner.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As men’s fashion has become more democratic on the red carpet, there are still clients of White’s who prefer a traditional approach to all the glitz and glamour.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As with Yamamoto-san’s suit, my comfort and pleasure would be the biggest factors here; there would be no room for ostentation.
    Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The mansion, often considered a monument to Roaring ‘20s ostentation, stretches from the Intracoastal to the Atlantic Ocean.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After all, a central function of their work is to produce scenery, as set designers for rap’s theatre of flamboyance.
    Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Yet even as the twists kept coming, the thriller outline was wrapped in the deadpan camp of desperate-housewives flamboyance.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These days the Strip hosts Cirque du Soleil spectacles and comedians, razzmatazz magicians and pop residencies.
    Mikayla Whitmore, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Adding to the festive razzmatazz—and unquestionably broadening the appeal of the games—Beyoncé, arguably Houston's most-famous daughter, has been drafted in as the half-time performer during the Ravens-Texans matchup.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024

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