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
Brooklinen’s Airweave cotton quilt, made of 100% Turkish cotton, has a gauzy exterior wrapped around a cotton candy cloud body.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2025
The Jesse White Tumblers will perform at 1 p.m. Other family-friendly activities include a bounce house, carnival games, arts and crafts, live music, face painting and a cotton candy station, organizers said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
While the grapes were a huge hit on their own, freezing cotton candy grapes became wildly popular on TikTok when users froze them either as is or sprinkled with lime and coated with sugar or Jell-O powder to create a sweet-sour candy taste.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
More pops of pink come through on the laces and outsole, and a shade of blue from within the same family of cotton candy is then used for the upper’s overlays.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2025
The Jesse White Tumblers will perform at 1 p.m. Other family-friendly activities include a bounce house, carnival games, arts and crafts, live music, face painting and a cotton candy station, organizers said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
While the grapes were a huge hit on their own, freezing cotton candy grapes became wildly popular on TikTok when users froze them either as is or sprinkled with lime and coated with sugar or Jell-O powder to create a sweet-sour candy taste.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
More pops of pink come through on the laces and outsole, and a shade of blue from within the same family of cotton candy is then used for the upper’s overlays.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
Noun
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Remove it and the H2 stops, reverting to sleek eye candy.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2025
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But tour guides lead informative tours, audio guides supply relevant information and there’s enough Dylan eye candy to satisfy most visitors.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Combine tinsel, faux flowers and greenery, old toys, ribbons, beads, and more to create a colorful, kitschy wreath to spice up your front door, no matter the season.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Aug. 2025
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Girls wore their jean shorts, tinsel glittering in hair, and boys donned their basketball shorts, artfully paired with socks and sandals.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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