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or less commonly toney
tonier; toniest
: marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style
tony private schools
plural Tonys
: a medallion awarded annually by a professional organization for notable achievement in the theater
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Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Dean Martin, Tom Jones, and Nicolas Cage once called home the tony Bel Air manse that’s now in the hands of jewelry designer Jenna Grosfeld and her husband, real-estate developer Jason Grosfeld.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
Yes, many of the menus are tucked inside the tony enclaves of Newport Beach, but a handful of others cities, ones that don’t hug our sapphire coastline, are also serving up serious pinkies-up energy.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
These included pop-ups at the Cala Maka beach club in Italy’s Apulia region and in tony summer destination Forte dei Marmi last summer, in addition to a monthlong unit inside Milan’s Fondazione Adolfo Pini last December for the Christmas holidays.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Over the past few days, the biggest tennis stars in the world have descended on the tony desert enclave of Indian Wells, California for the BNP Paribas Open, also known as Tennis Paradise.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Dean Martin, Tom Jones, and Nicolas Cage once called home the tony Bel Air manse that’s now in the hands of jewelry designer Jenna Grosfeld and her husband, real-estate developer Jason Grosfeld.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
Yes, many of the menus are tucked inside the tony enclaves of Newport Beach, but a handful of others cities, ones that don’t hug our sapphire coastline, are also serving up serious pinkies-up energy.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
These included pop-ups at the Cala Maka beach club in Italy’s Apulia region and in tony summer destination Forte dei Marmi last summer, in addition to a monthlong unit inside Milan’s Fondazione Adolfo Pini last December for the Christmas holidays.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Tony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tony. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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