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
Place a small handful of cotton candy on top.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
For a more relaxed vibe, the hotel lounge has an afternoon tea service inspired by the British classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—think cotton candy cones, bottles of chocolate milk, and a plethora of cakes and sweets.
—Samantha Brash, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Brooklinen’s Airweave cotton quilt, made of 100% Turkish cotton, has a gauzy exterior wrapped around a cotton candy cloud body.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2025
While the grapes were a huge hit on their own, freezing cotton candy grapes became wildly popular on TikTok when users froze them either as is or sprinkled with lime and coated with sugar or Jell-O powder to create a sweet-sour candy taste.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025
For a more relaxed vibe, the hotel lounge has an afternoon tea service inspired by the British classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—think cotton candy cones, bottles of chocolate milk, and a plethora of cakes and sweets.
—Samantha Brash, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Brooklinen’s Airweave cotton quilt, made of 100% Turkish cotton, has a gauzy exterior wrapped around a cotton candy cloud body.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2025
While the grapes were a huge hit on their own, freezing cotton candy grapes became wildly popular on TikTok when users froze them either as is or sprinkled with lime and coated with sugar or Jell-O powder to create a sweet-sour candy taste.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cotton candy
Noun
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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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But tour guides lead informative tours, audio guides supply relevant information and there’s enough Dylan eye candy to satisfy most visitors.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Combine tinsel, faux flowers and greenery, old toys, ribbons, beads, and more to create a colorful, kitschy wreath to spice up your front door, no matter the season.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Aug. 2025
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Girls wore their jean shorts, tinsel glittering in hair, and boys donned their basketball shorts, artfully paired with socks and sandals.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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