alive and well
idiom
1
: living and healthy
She found out that her aunt is alive and well and living in Arizona.
2
: still popular : continuing to be used
Many of the old traditions are still alive and well.
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While the competitive spirt was certainly alive and well between co-parents Tarek, Heather and Christina throughout the season, another personal crisis unexpectedly stole the show: Christina's split from Josh.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
In a surprise twist, Foggy later turns up alive and well in witness protection.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The dream of the ’90s (and early 2000s) is alive and well in East Troy, WI.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
After all, worth a few HUFs, that stuff, said one of us
alive and well, his childhood staring
wide-eyed straight at me.
—Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
In a surprise twist, Foggy later turns up alive and well in witness protection.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
The dream of the ’90s (and early 2000s) is alive and well in East Troy, WI.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
After all, worth a few HUFs, that stuff, said one of us
alive and well, his childhood staring
wide-eyed straight at me.
—Marianne Boruch, The New York Review of Books, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for alive and well
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“Alive and well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alive%20and%20well. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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