as in eye candy
something attractive but lacking in substance
the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of
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Recent Examples of cotton candy
The carnival had a Ferris wheel, and a penny arcade, and sold candy apples and cotton candy.
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Fannie Flagg, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The family was surrounded by pink camping tents, plush star and flower pillows, multi-colored balloons, and a cotton candy machine.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 May 2025
There’s even a gluten-free cotton candy cookie that looks like a Bi Pride flag.
—Nico Lang, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
What might look like sparkling wisps of candy floss, or cotton candy, are dusty gas clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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Fannie Flagg, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The family was surrounded by pink camping tents, plush star and flower pillows, multi-colored balloons, and a cotton candy machine.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 May 2025
There’s even a gluten-free cotton candy cookie that looks like a Bi Pride flag.
—Nico Lang, Them., 21 Apr. 2025
What might look like sparkling wisps of candy floss, or cotton candy, are dusty gas clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy, as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
Noun
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The interiors aren’t the only eye candy though: Consider the gobsmacking sunsets on view from the terrace overlooking the lake.—
Shannon Sharpe,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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Flowers aren’t simply eye candy—each type of bloom has a different meaning.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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Twisted Christmas combines tinsel, mistletoe, and all that jazz, with scare actors, special effects and animatronics.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
12 Dec. 2024
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Braids mimicked the internal speakers while shimmering hair tinsel completed the futuristic vibe.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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