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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Modern Polynesian culture is alive and well on this island of 7,750 people. — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026 Addy Gaido terminates a free ball, Taylor Harvey stuffs a shot, and Greg magic is alive and well. — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 16 Oct. 2026 Brendan Fraser‘s forthcoming installment in Universal Pictures‘ popular The Mummy franchise is alive and well. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 When his son suddenly turns up alive and well, Mark and his psychiatrist wife, Abigail (Kerry Washington), realize that the kidnapper accidentally took the child of Ramón (Luis Gerardo Méndez), their housekeeper’s undocumented day-laborer boyfriend. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2026.

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