Alright
Alright adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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While the chorus tells that the alien invaders are going "to make the world alright", the end result is rather bleak ("Ruins are everywhere, the whole world is empty and dead").
Source: Music / Running Wild -
Floaty Gross as well, if it's name is any indication; considering that it rather looks like a Gardevoir made out of bodily fluids, one could say it's pretty spot-on... Came Back Wrong: The Floaty Gross is classified as an Undead enemy, and it has come back alright, and very very wrong.
Source: Characters / Terraria -
Julia remarks that even though she should be devastated that she can't see her two children again, she feels alright about it, then says that the people who run Judgment City do that to all the recent dead so they can focus on their trials, rather than dwell on the people they left behind.
Source: Film / Defending Your Life
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