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as in OK
being to one's liking
it's all right with me if you wear jeans to the party
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2
as in safe
not exposed to the threat of loss or injury
as soon as we heard the rescue helicopter, we knew we were all right
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3
as in adequate
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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as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
he's an all right guy, so if he says that's the way it happened, I believe him
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as in good
in a satisfactory way
if everything goes all right, I should be back in a day or two
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as in alright
used to express agreement
all right, I'll try one tiny bite of octopus
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3
as in definitely
without any question
he was there all right—I saw him sitting in the back row
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Recent Examples of all right
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Attendees could watch autonomy in action and ride in the company’s new SUV, the R2 — all right in Tesla’s backyard.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Besides the fact that no one got hurt or ended up in ice, the whole thing was over in a little less than two hours, which fits the 18-to-34 attention span, all right.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Somebody lied us into that war, all right.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
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Multiple people got involved, voluntarily jumping down the hill to see if Daly was all right.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Attendees could watch autonomy in action and ride in the company’s new SUV, the R2 — all right in Tesla’s backyard.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Besides the fact that no one got hurt or ended up in ice, the whole thing was over in a little less than two hours, which fits the 18-to-34 attention span, all right.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Somebody lied us into that war, all right.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
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Police said the girl was struck in the leg and is expected to be okay.—
Lauren Victory,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Life doesn’t always allow for dedicated writing time and that’s okay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Cities in Texas are expected to make the streets safer, not more deadly.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Play wants safe boundaries as mischievous Mercury conjoins imaginative Neptune in your 5th House of Creativity.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Several viable sites were dismissed prematurely or without adequate analysis.—
Charles Rilli,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Prolonged blackouts have draped the island and hospitals struggle with providing adequate care.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After receiving an honorable discharge in 1972, Nolte returned to Raytown to begin a career as an electrician.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Why did the Pentagon, for no plausible reason other than animus, expel trans service members after years of honorable service?—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Three-quarters of Colorado voters were extremely or very concerned about the availability of good-paying jobs in their communities.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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Forbes, Devin’s face, 29 years old, good-looking.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Rushing has spread his good at-bats out alright.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Both worked alright as a handoff from one to the other, but felt a little slow.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The new project highlights their natural chemistry and clear affinity for the So Much Fun era—the kids are definitely still alright.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s definitely a raw spirit that the UK brings that feels very specific to us.—
Wengel Gemu,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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“All right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20right. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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