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as in okay
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 yes
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
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
If the Diamondbacks are all right with blowing their roster up a bit more, a Marte trade could become a reality, and the Mets would be the perfect landing spot.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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
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Some have stepped up and been ready and some showed some hiccups under the lights — and that is all right.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
If the Diamondbacks are all right with blowing their roster up a bit more, a Marte trade could become a reality, and the Mets would be the perfect landing spot.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for all right
Adjective
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Magdalene Serenity House received inquiries from 190 women seeking a safe place to heal, recover and rebuild in 2024 with 117 meeting the group's eligibility requirements, organizers say.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Store in a freezer-safe zip-top bag or airtight container, and label and date before freezing.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Surihari, Bangladesh, the contribution of Casa Mariù will enable a PIME facility serving around 160 children to complete the renovation of its school and dormitory, while also providing 25 children with disabilities with adequate educational, social and health care assistance.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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There is no adequate mitigation for wildfires in current fire zones for new home development.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mason is an honorable man who has fallen on hard times and is desperately trying to keep from losing the family ranch.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
22 Sep. 2025
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Just a remarkable honorable man that was silenced by this assassin's bullet.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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This could be a catalyst for hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs right here in America.—
Peter Welch,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Otherwise, the new mom said the family is doing good now that the newborn baby is here.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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My niche is definitely the leg lift.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
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Barceló Maya Grand Resort Xpu-Ha, Mexico At Barceló Maya Grand Resort, bigger is definitely better.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What’s not okay is the hypocrisy of backing forceful legislation that restricts what people, trans and otherwise, can do with their own bodies.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gates visited Koie’s mountainside studio in Gifu with Koie’s daughter, who shared that her father would be okay with the studio decomposing into the mountain.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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First, Netflix received rave reviews and an impressive haul of Emmys for Adolescence, an eerie and unsettling four-part limited series that posited that kids today, young men in particular, are not alright.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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Despite the lack of clear evidence and ethical concerns about bringing a case without clear probable cause, Halligan sought an indictment from the grand jury, sources said.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Expected on October 15 is an internal policy at MUBI, to be shared publicly, on guidelines to ethical investments.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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“All right.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/all%20right. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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