cotton candy

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 Cotton Candy Blizzard Treat– A fan-favorite that delivers the perfect blend of cotton candy topping and colorful cotton candy sprinkles. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025 The singer was spotted in London on March 28 wearing a cotton candy colored polo shirt, its collar upturned around his neck. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025 Babin made a hummingbird cake, inspired by her Southern roots, and Van Tassel made one with Meyer lemons from her garden and a vanilla bean cake decorated with cotton candy. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 Who wants cotton candy and a Lightning Pass to Space Mountain? Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cotton candy
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Noun
  • 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
  • Flowers aren’t simply eye candy—each type of bloom has a different meaning.
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Twisted Christmas combines tinsel, mistletoe, and all that jazz, with scare actors, special effects and animatronics.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
  • 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 28 May. 2025.

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