cotton candy

NOUN

candy made of spun sugar threads

Synonyms

WEAK

candy floss fairy floss spun sugar sugar cotton wool

Example Sentences

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The exposition popularized a host of snack foods that would become staples of American life, including ice-cream cones, peanut butter, hot dogs, hamburgers and cotton candy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

I can see how it might feel like it’s been treated like a ball of cotton candy to give it away.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Last month, as the sky faded to cotton candy pink, Colby spotted nearly a dozen sheep scaling the side of a mountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

This combination makes them extraordinarily low in density -- more like planetary-sized cotton candy than solid, rocky worlds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

Ella wanted to taste its sugar tuile basket and cotton candy belly.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton