cotton candy
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Synonyms
candyfloss [British], eye candy, tinsel
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Some vaping products come in flavors with names like bubble gum and cotton candy, leading to criticism that the industry is marketing e-cigarettes to children. — Mike Stobbe, The Seattle Times, "Juul halts store sales of some flavored e-cigarettes," 14 Nov. 2018 Wrap cotton candy around a skewer and press into back of cake for tail. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Halloween Cat Cake," 2 Oct. 2018 Other than that, the best of the old Four Seasons has been successfully transplanted—the steak tartare, the farmhouse duck and, of course, the celebratory mountain of pink cotton candy, now with a bit more of a deliberate swirl. — Steven Stolman, Town & Country, "A Clear-Eyed Assessment of the New Four Seasons—By Someone Who Loved the Old One," 7 Sep. 2018 It's made with bubblegum ice cream and dressed with cotton candy, frosted mini cones, a swirl lollipop and vanilla frosting rim dusted with rainbow sprinkles. — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, "6 places for over-the-top, Instagram-worthy unicorn treats in Phoenix," 11 July 2018 Thanks to advances in color techniques and semipermanent dyes, switching from blonde to brunette or even to cotton candy pink feels less major than making a chop. — Macaela Mackenzie, Allure, "15 Celebrities Who Prove a Dye Job Makes a Huge Difference," 18 Oct. 2018 The result was a set of cotton candy strands that Kylie paired with a coordinating pink nail polish. — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, "Kylie Jenner Dyed Her Hair Cotton Candy Pink," 21 Sep. 2018 Sip French 75s between a starter of Burgundy escargot and a finale of flaming cotton candy. — Sarah Bray, Town & Country, "The Best Bars and Clubs to Meet a Rich Husband," 3 Dec. 2014 Photos and videos from the performance shared on Twitter show the singer’s new cotton candy blue hair, with a blonde layer (which gets to shine when Jimin runs his fingers through his silky locks). — Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue, "Jimin from BTS Debuted Blue Hair During Berlin Concert," 17 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cotton candy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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