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
The options included pumpkin fudge, caramel apples, homemade marshmallows, Dutch cookies, cotton candy, popcorn and lavender and pomegranate lemonade.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
The business focuses on natural beekeeping practices and manufactures products made with beeswax and honey such as lip balm, beard oil, candles, solid perfume, lotions, paw balm for dogs and cotton candy as well as a wide variety of raw honey.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Crispy bacon wrapped in fluffy cotton candy — salty and sweet.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Wuensche knows of 12 times the cotton candy makers sparked or caught fire.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
The business focuses on natural beekeeping practices and manufactures products made with beeswax and honey such as lip balm, beard oil, candles, solid perfume, lotions, paw balm for dogs and cotton candy as well as a wide variety of raw honey.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Crispy bacon wrapped in fluffy cotton candy — salty and sweet.
—Endia Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Wuensche knows of 12 times the cotton candy makers sparked or caught fire.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
Noun
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The show has always been filled with scenic eye candy, including the picturesque—and fictional—Cousins Beach on Cape Cod (but actually filmed in Wilmington, N.C.).—
Kayla Kitts,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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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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Purple hair extensions, or even strands of purple tinsel, can be added to a high braid.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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