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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The cotton candy burrito, along with other new menu additions such as a jalapeno cheddar dog-a-dilla, will only be available at the club level at the 64,000-seat stadium.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
Unfortunately, cotton candy lobsters’ rare hue gives them a disadvantage in nature.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Both shows are towers of cotton candy teased by a breeze of cheap melodrama.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Sparky aromas of red cherries, cotton candy, blackberry juice and hay bales.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
Unfortunately, cotton candy lobsters’ rare hue gives them a disadvantage in nature.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
Both shows are towers of cotton candy teased by a breeze of cheap melodrama.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Sparky aromas of red cherries, cotton candy, blackberry juice and hay bales.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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