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of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards it wasn't a great meal, but it was all right

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adverb

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Recent Examples of all right
Adjective
All this could now be coming to an end with word that Stern’s show on SiriusXM could get scrapped, as tabloid rumors are fed by a new promo running on Sirius suggesting the host will reveal all right after Labor Day. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025 We were tumbled around, all right. Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025 According to Tara, the family, including Valerie’s husband and four sons, were doing their best to make sure Valerie was doing all right. Veronica Fulton, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025 But here’s a secret—just like that other fabulous invalid, Broadway theater, Las Vegas will be all right. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for all right
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
  • Financial reports, client data, or confidential business information can be uploaded in ways that sidestep official security and AI policies, often neutralizing safeguards intended to keep information safe.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • New technology can solve crimes faster, safer, and less expensively than ever before.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That said, there’s a growing consensus among industry participants that quality data is one of the key bottlenecks to enterprises seeing adequate returns on their investments into AI.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Lighting and sound systems have grown exponentially larger, and adequate parking is still a concern.
    Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Initially receiving a general discharge, Matlovich’s status was posthumously elevated to honorable.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That would be the honest, fair and honorable thing to do.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hochul touted the program as a way to expand access to higher education and good-paying jobs, strengthen the state’s workforce, and invest in community colleges.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Shake it up good and don’t over dress it!
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • While there is definitely debate on whether or not the graphic videos of Kirk’s death should be shown, those rejoicing in his death are receiving rapid retribution.
    Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Mike's definitely got his own thing, his own voice and everything.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But 10 days into our Patagonian adventure, a little water—okay, a lot of water—wasn’t enough to deter us from heading out on a Zodiac tour around the Tucker Islets, a small cluster of islands and outcrops in the Strait of Magellan inhabited primarily by Magellanic penguins.
    Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But one thing is for sure – political violence is never okay.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Santana's first two months in his age-39 campaign were alright, but the bottom quickly fell out.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But your girl is gonna be alright.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In early August, the Daily Caller reported more ethical concerns.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The Boone and Crockett Club is a leading voice for ethical, legal, and restrained hunting in North America, and often recalls that managed, legal hunting is responsible for the return of depleted wildlife populations in America a century ago.
    Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025

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“All right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20right. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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