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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Every team will be alive and well, of course, when the Eagles and Cowboys play in Week 1 for the first time in 25 years.
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Dave Campbell, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
While my heart will forever yearn for an alternate reality where Bobby Nash is alive and well, my head knows that Peter Krause‘s beloved 9-1-1 character is indeed six feet under.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 May 2025
As of now, they’ve been pulled completely from the plot and could potentially all be alive and well.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
Nelly and Ashanti are reminding fans that Black love is alive and well.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025
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Dave Campbell, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2025
While my heart will forever yearn for an alternate reality where Bobby Nash is alive and well, my head knows that Peter Krause‘s beloved 9-1-1 character is indeed six feet under.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 5 May 2025
As of now, they’ve been pulled completely from the plot and could potentially all be alive and well.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
Nelly and Ashanti are reminding fans that Black love is alive and well.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 5 May 2025
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“Alive and well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alive%20and%20well. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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