as in cotton candy
something attractive but lacking in substance
a fashionable portrait painter in his day, he is now regarded as a minor purveyor of eye candy
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Recent Examples of eye candy
Efron, four years younger than actor brother Zac Efron, emerged as an early fan favorite after producers positioned him as scrumptious eye candy.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Speaking of manufactured, large red and black paillettes dotted several styles and were eye candy to those who miss old Dries Van Noten.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Anderson makes that suspension of disbelief easy enough, however, through skillful orchestration of atmospheric and action-ful eye candy.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Efron, four years younger than actor brother Zac Efron, emerged as an early fan favorite after producers positioned him as scrumptious eye candy.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Speaking of manufactured, large red and black paillettes dotted several styles and were eye candy to those who miss old Dries Van Noten.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Anderson makes that suspension of disbelief easy enough, however, through skillful orchestration of atmospheric and action-ful eye candy.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Efron, four years younger than actor brother Zac Efron, emerged as an early fan favorite after producers positioned him as scrumptious eye candy.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eye candy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eye candy
cotton candy
Noun
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The family was surrounded by pink camping tents, plush star and flower pillows, multi-colored balloons, and a cotton candy machine.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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There’s even a gluten-free cotton candy cookie that looks like a Bi Pride flag.—
Nico Lang,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Eye candy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eye%20candy. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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