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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The options included pumpkin fudge, caramel apples, homemade marshmallows, Dutch cookies, cotton candy, popcorn and lavender and pomegranate lemonade.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye%20candy. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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