as in tinsel
something attractive but lacking in substance
the composer's works have generally been dismissed as candyfloss by music critics
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Noun
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The Paul Mitchell Hair & Beauty School will be on hand to give fans the pop star treatment with hair tinsel, accent braiding and color pops.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2025 -
Customers are asked to cut the tree into 5-foot pieces and remove all tinsel, decorations and tree stand before putting the tree out.—
Chase Hunter,
The Mercury News,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some are directly manufactured by humans, such as beads in exfoliating scrubs or glitter.—
Marta Zaraska,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Despite the glitter of sizeable gemstones, the satiny gold and gentle geometry of the cartouche shape create the collection’s minimalist feel.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On April 5 there will be cotton candy from Fluff & Fluff and music from DJ Jade Croo.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
20 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Candyfloss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/candyfloss. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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