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  • adjective comparative form of tony: more tony

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Examples

  • History tells us Bastille Day drew a "tonier" crowd.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Uptown at a clubby watering hole, my topper drew attention from women of a certain age (perhaps recalling tonier times) as I piled my pocket belongings into its overturned bucket at the bar (just as Lincoln was said to do with his personal letters, storing them on his head while wearing it).

    Time to Top Up? Steve Garbarino 2011

  • He was lucky to work at a time when literary movies, the tonier the better, were thought to be hot box-office stuff which they rarely were.

    The Man Who Would Be King Richard Schickel 2011

  • Most of its readership was located in Washington, D.C., and its tonier suburbs.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • Most of its readership was located in Washington, D.C., and its tonier suburbs.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • Most of its readership was located in Washington, D.C., and its tonier suburbs.

    O: A Presidential Novel Anonymous 2011

  • If you thought folks in greater LA were beyond the xenophobic fear that public transit will ruin the tonier areas of the metropolis by providing access for the poor, unwashed masses, you'd be wrong.

    Westside Subway Extension: Beverly Hills Merchants To Wage War On Metro The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Still, some tenants believe the station could support a tonier mix.

    Uncovering Penn's Charms Anne Kadet 2011

  • If you thought folks in greater LA were beyond the xenophobic fear that public transit will ruin the tonier areas of the metropolis by providing access for the poor, unwashed masses, you'd be wrong.

    Westside Subway Extension: Beverly Hills Merchants To Wage War On Metro The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The Flatbush area has seen some gentrification in recent years thanks to its proximity to the park and overflow from tonier neighborhoods like Park Slope.

    Condo Project Comes Alive 2011

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