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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For Jim Belushi, the memory of his late brother, John Belushi, is still alive and well — in his dreams.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
The spirit of Thanksgiving was alive and well across Metro Detroit Thursday, including in the home kitchen of a young philanthropist who is paying it forward.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The San Francisco 49ers are still alive and well in the NFC playoff picture through the first 12 weeks of the 2025 NFL season.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The fact that the legacy is still alive and well is astonishing.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
The spirit of Thanksgiving was alive and well across Metro Detroit Thursday, including in the home kitchen of a young philanthropist who is paying it forward.
—Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The San Francisco 49ers are still alive and well in the NFC playoff picture through the first 12 weeks of the 2025 NFL season.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The fact that the legacy is still alive and well is astonishing.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Alive and well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alive%20and%20well. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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