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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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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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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
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
But your girl is gonna be all right.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
And when the next generation tells me they got inspired by something, then that’s all right for me.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
Will Brennan, Drew Gilbert and Grant McCray were possibilities for the roster, but San Francisco’s bench on Opening Day will feature Oliva, Jerar Encarnacion, Christian Koss and Daniel Susac — all right-handed hitters.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
And all right, well then that’s who Kimiko has to be, right?
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
But your girl is gonna be all right.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
And when the next generation tells me they got inspired by something, then that’s all right for me.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
Will Brennan, Drew Gilbert and Grant McCray were possibilities for the roster, but San Francisco’s bench on Opening Day will feature Oliva, Jerar Encarnacion, Christian Koss and Daniel Susac — all right-handed hitters.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
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The students are okay, per the outlet, which cited district officials.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Authorities say all six students are expected to be okay.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Musk cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit dedicated to creating safe AI, but Altman later launched a for-profit subsidiary and is now gearing up for an IPO.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Albanese noted that despite concluding that risks to Australian Jews were rising, the report found that no urgent changes were required to keep Australians safe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Access to the polls has never been adequate across the board, but the relative ease that many people have in participating in politics is a recent invention, based on the VRA.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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About an eighth of a cup should be adequate.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Motherhood is a beautiful and honorable calling.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Mfume has served Maryland for many years in a distinguished and honorable way.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Carlos, a Mexican citizen, crossed the southern border in 1997 after not finding a good-paying job in his home state of Guerrero, Mexico.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jesus never talked about children or the elderly and wisely remained a bachelor with no kids but did date casually and was apparently very good-looking.—
John Kenney,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 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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Netflix is definitely still hungry for its first Best Picture win, and Gerwig has not been the type to show any aversion to awards campaigns.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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The Idea of You (2024) Ah, yes, the recent streaming hit that cast Annie as a single mom who falls in love with a young Über-famous pop star who is definitely not named Schmarry Schmiles.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The fine points of class-action law were, of course, less influential than Crenshaw’s insistence on paying close attention to the way Black women were treated by the courts, and the essay’s most memorable lines were broader categorical claims.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Great White’s trainer, John Ennis, confirmed to The Associated Press that the big gray gelding and jockey Alex Achard were fine.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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“All right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20right. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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