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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Thirty years after her tragic death, the legacy and memory of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is alive and well.
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Amy Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg has reported that March seaborne exports rose after dropping briefly, demonstrating that evasion remains alive and well.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Two Republicans win congressional races in Florida, and that's somehow proof that Trump's influence is alive and well.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
These measures must be implemented while the founders are alive and well.
—Robert F. Mancuso, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Amy Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Bloomberg has reported that March seaborne exports rose after dropping briefly, demonstrating that evasion remains alive and well.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Two Republicans win congressional races in Florida, and that's somehow proof that Trump's influence is alive and well.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
These measures must be implemented while the founders are alive and well.
—Robert F. Mancuso, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Alive and well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alive%20and%20well. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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