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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Seacoast Science Center is now home to lobsters of several different variations of orange, blue, calico, and cotton candy for public viewing and educational purposes.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
What’s really scary are miniature horses, pink ribbons in their tails, prancing around the fair
while everyone conceals and carries
and cotton candy fills the air.
—Dobby Gibson, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
During this celebration, the streets of Pier Park are closed off, bands perform into the night, vendors serve everything from cotton candy to beer, and crowds await the glowing beach ball that descends.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
Think of it like a normal burrito, but instead of a tortilla, someone is wrapping sugary insides in sheets of cotton candy.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
What’s really scary are miniature horses, pink ribbons in their tails, prancing around the fair
while everyone conceals and carries
and cotton candy fills the air.
—Dobby Gibson, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
During this celebration, the streets of Pier Park are closed off, bands perform into the night, vendors serve everything from cotton candy to beer, and crowds await the glowing beach ball that descends.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024
Think of it like a normal burrito, but instead of a tortilla, someone is wrapping sugary insides in sheets of cotton candy.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Cotton candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotton%20candy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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