alive and well

phrase

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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Baugh’s Heisman bid is alive and well, 142 yards and three touchdowns later. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 The spores inside him are alive and well and ready to spread should his unpreserved body be interred in the soil. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 And, as these street style images show, that spirit is alive and well outside the spring 2027 shows. — Phil Oh, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026 The skinny-brow revival may be alive and well, but anyone who lived through the first go-around knows that getting your brows back can be another story entirely. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 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 4 Oct. 2026.

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