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
In that benighted era, smart and beautiful women like Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Judy Holliday were perennially cast in jiggle roles: empty headed, screen-filling eye candy.
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The interiors aren’t the only eye candy though: Consider the gobsmacking sunsets on view from the terrace overlooking the lake.
—Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025
Flowers aren’t simply eye candy—each type of bloom has a different meaning.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The sleep aide wakes up the weary with customizable light settings and soothing sounds—not to mention, will look like total eye candy on her nightstand.
—Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The interiors aren’t the only eye candy though: Consider the gobsmacking sunsets on view from the terrace overlooking the lake.
—Shannon Sharpe, Architectural Digest, 14 May 2025
Flowers aren’t simply eye candy—each type of bloom has a different meaning.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
The sleep aide wakes up the weary with customizable light settings and soothing sounds—not to mention, will look like total eye candy on her nightstand.
—Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye candy
cotton candy
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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
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The outfit caused a stir on the internet not only because of its strong resemblance to cotton candy but because of the Fenty Beauty founder's shoe choice: lime green sneakers.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye%20candy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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