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
To add another sweet touch, the Carnival Cotton Candy Station, inspired by Carnival’s Cherry On Top candy store, offered free cotton candy to all in attendance.
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Quincy Green, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
The sweet-toothed recipient drops the cotton candy into their favorite clear and bubbly beverage and can watch as edible glitter transforms the drink’s color and lends it a touch of sweetness.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
YouTube videos as addictive and insubstantial as cotton candy needed my immediate intervention.
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
In the same month, the couple attended the Berlin International Film Festival, once again wearing wildly disparate outfits; Jenner in a shimmery black dress with a sweetheart neckline and Chalamet in a cotton candy pink tank top and hoodie.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Quincy Green, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
The sweet-toothed recipient drops the cotton candy into their favorite clear and bubbly beverage and can watch as edible glitter transforms the drink’s color and lends it a touch of sweetness.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
YouTube videos as addictive and insubstantial as cotton candy needed my immediate intervention.
—Michael Alcée, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2025
In the same month, the couple attended the Berlin International Film Festival, once again wearing wildly disparate outfits; Jenner in a shimmery black dress with a sweetheart neckline and Chalamet in a cotton candy pink tank top and hoodie.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
Noun
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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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The sleep aide wakes up the weary with customizable light settings and soothing sounds—not to mention, will look like total eye candy on her nightstand.—
Sarah Madaus,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.
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