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
With water, syrupy raisin and date notes comes forward in a big way, but an unexpected cotton candy sweetness keeps the nose from coming off as too rich and decadent.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
On April 5 there will be cotton candy from Fluff & Fluff and music from DJ Jade Croo.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
People had seen Nour’s Cafe’s Instagram post advertising a specialty drink: fluffy pink cotton candy clouds atop colorful, nonalcoholic mojitos.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Only this version of cotton candy won’t make your hands all sticky!
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
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Chris Perugini, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
On April 5 there will be cotton candy from Fluff & Fluff and music from DJ Jade Croo.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
People had seen Nour’s Cafe’s Instagram post advertising a specialty drink: fluffy pink cotton candy clouds atop colorful, nonalcoholic mojitos.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Only this version of cotton candy won’t make your hands all sticky!
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cotton candy
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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