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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Her win, a surprising triumph in Japan’s deeply patriarchal political system, signals to disillusioned LDP voters that traditional conservatism is alive and well.
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Although the legendary 1969 festival actually took place in Bethel, the town of Woodstock had long been a creative haven—and that bohemian spirit is still alive and well today.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
So imagine the surprise of his owner after receiving a call from a Beaumont Animal Shelter, that his beloved pit bull Randy is not only alive and well, but was found running around a graveyard across the street from the shelter.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The love triangle is alive and well.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
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Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Although the legendary 1969 festival actually took place in Bethel, the town of Woodstock had long been a creative haven—and that bohemian spirit is still alive and well today.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
So imagine the surprise of his owner after receiving a call from a Beaumont Animal Shelter, that his beloved pit bull Randy is not only alive and well, but was found running around a graveyard across the street from the shelter.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2025
The love triangle is alive and well.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Alive and well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alive%20and%20well. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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