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
Nearby, pop-up vendors serve festival favorites like funnel cakes, cotton candy, and more of the city's famous meat pies.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Head to Harajuku, where kawaii culture meets creative street snacks like rainbow cotton candy and crepes.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025
Kali’s Instagram page, which is run by her parents, also showcased the party, which included a castle bouncey house, face-painting, balloon animals, cotton candy in the shape of mouse ears and several Disney characters in person, including Micky Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Cinderella.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 28 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
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2025
Head to Harajuku, where kawaii culture meets creative street snacks like rainbow cotton candy and crepes.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025
Kali’s Instagram page, which is run by her parents, also showcased the party, which included a castle bouncey house, face-painting, balloon animals, cotton candy in the shape of mouse ears and several Disney characters in person, including Micky Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Cinderella.
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 28 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
Noun
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As always with Araki, the production and costume design is an embarrassment of eye candy.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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Unlike mocha, chocolate ganache is warmer, darker, and has a molten sheen to it that’s total eye candy.—
Jennifer Hussein,
InStyle,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Selena Gomez stunned in a plunging black top and gold tinsel skirt for a date night with Benny Blanco.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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For three years now, the farm has served their Nigerian Pygmy goats donated Christmas trees; free of ornaments, tinsel, and any other side dish, of course.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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