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
For dessert, guests can make their own cotton candy.
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Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
6 June 2026
As a row of kids delighted in mixing cotton candy and frozen lemonade into an only-at-the-ballpark dessert, the usher alerted the parents that a mass of boisterous and predominantly shirtless men soon would be assembling in a nearby section.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Bro, the market isn’t ready for your ketamine cotton candy.
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Robert Johnson,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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.
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Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
6 June 2026
As a row of kids delighted in mixing cotton candy and frozen lemonade into an only-at-the-ballpark dessert, the usher alerted the parents that a mass of boisterous and predominantly shirtless men soon would be assembling in a nearby section.
—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
Bro, the market isn’t ready for your ketamine cotton candy.
—
Robert Johnson,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
Noun
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Our picks range from modular pieces that can convert into a larger sectional to designs that double as eye candy thanks to curvy back support and fringe detail.
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Ah, to be a gorgeous, 40-something multimillionaire with eye candy on your arm.
Noun
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A lot of ornaments and tinsel on the Christmas tree.
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Hair tinsel is also offered, and everyone leaves with a swag bag.
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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