as in cotton candy
something attractive but lacking in substance
a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy
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Recent Examples of eye candy
But tour guides lead informative tours, audio guides supply relevant information and there’s enough Dylan eye candy to satisfy most visitors.
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Thanks to her colorful looks and love of pastels, Trine Kjaer’s Instagram account is literally eye candy.
—Madeline Dangmann, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
This is the first play on the South Carolina tape and sums up Perkins’ game:
Despite the eye candy in the backfield, Perkins reads the tight end screen off play action and showcases burst to close for what should have been a tackle for loss.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 29 July 2025
While recently renovated, the 19th-century building has retained lots of its charm—for architectural eye candy, look up to the vaulted ceilings.
—Vogue, 3 July 2025
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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Thanks to her colorful looks and love of pastels, Trine Kjaer’s Instagram account is literally eye candy.
—Madeline Dangmann, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
This is the first play on the South Carolina tape and sums up Perkins’ game:
Despite the eye candy in the backfield, Perkins reads the tight end screen off play action and showcases burst to close for what should have been a tackle for loss.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 29 July 2025
While recently renovated, the 19th-century building has retained lots of its charm—for architectural eye candy, look up to the vaulted ceilings.
—Vogue, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye candy
cotton candy
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Baker says each piece is so soft, almost like squeezing mini chunks of cotton candy.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in 11 innings Thursday in a game that lasted long enough for shadows to turn into cotton candy skies and an unthinkable night.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye%20candy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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