as in tinsel
something attractive but lacking in substance
the composer's works have generally been dismissed as candyfloss by music critics
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Noun
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The Star Wars room featured a backdrop from the film, silver tinsel, various balloons shaped like planets and the sun, and lightsabers, the outlet reported.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026 -
The center houses hundreds of manufacturers that contribute to the country's vast production of the world's artificial trees, tinsel, ornaments and other decorations.—
Eunice Yoon,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two non-acetone solvents (propylene carbonate and methyl soyate) in the alcohol-free formula quickly break up color, shimmer, and chunky glitter with each swipe.—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
30 Apr. 2026
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And the millennial in me that grew up slathering glitter all over her limbs is rejoicing.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Bro, the market isn’t ready for your ketamine cotton candy.—
Robert Johnson,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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For a few seconds, everyone at Progressive Field — players, umpires, fans, cotton candy vendors — stared at the video board, awaiting the handy diagram that would determine whether the Cleveland Guardians’ lead was in jeopardy.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Candyfloss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candyfloss. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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