cotton candy

noun

Synonyms of cotton candynext
1
: a candy made of spun sugar
2
: something attractive but insubstantial

Examples of cotton candy in a Sentence

the beauty pageant is a variety of cotton candy that the public has clearly started to grow tired of
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Or, to put it another way, The Perfect Couple is a bit like cotton candy—delicious and then gone. Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026 Give polka dots a Valentine’s Day-ready spin with a cotton candy color palette. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026 Last month, as the sky faded to cotton candy pink, Colby spotted nearly a dozen sheep scaling the side of a mountain. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026 Metler said the unicorn cotton candy is the undefeated favorite. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cotton candy

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cotton candy was in 1926

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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20candy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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cotton candy

noun
: a candy made of spun sugar
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