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
Free churros, popcorn and cotton candy.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
Our sons later engaged in parallel play in the hotel game room that had cotton candy, foosball, books, and video game consoles.
—Alesa Andrew, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025
The memory foam filling is soft without feeling too malleable like a piece of cotton candy that falls flat.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
The company's other offerings include party supplies, popcorn, soda and a variety of candies, such as chocolates, chewing gum, cotton candy, and jelly beans, among other options.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
Our sons later engaged in parallel play in the hotel game room that had cotton candy, foosball, books, and video game consoles.
—Alesa Andrew, Parents, 23 Nov. 2025
The memory foam filling is soft without feeling too malleable like a piece of cotton candy that falls flat.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
The company's other offerings include party supplies, popcorn, soda and a variety of candies, such as chocolates, chewing gum, cotton candy, and jelly beans, among other options.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Tim Burton and Henry Selick may seem more of a natural fit for Halloween than Christmas, but the maestros of the macabre's stop-motion holiday fable crafted pure eye candy.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Dec. 2025
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Keenan’s off-the-wall juxtapositions never disappoint: hospital-scrubs hue + leash-less leopard + lone laser printer + CMYK title x author name placement all in the lower third = inventive eye candy.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
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Mariah Carey is as synonymous with Christmas as tinsel, but, this year, the queen of festivities has turned heads—and not for the right reasons.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Purple hair extensions, or even strands of purple tinsel, can be added to a high braid.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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