back-and-forth

Related to back-and-forth: reinvigorated, outlined, awaited, scrutinised, overhyped, dichotomised, took over

back and forth

adv.

1. Backward and forward; to and fro: went back and forth in the rocking chair.

2. From side to side: paced back and forth across the room.

back′-and-forth′ n. & adj.

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back′-and-forth′

adj.

backward and forward; to and fro.

[1605–15]

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This back-and-forth motion is an apt metaphor for the state of heightened awareness one achieves when attempting to reconcile the "opposed ideas" in any of Rosen's works.

Kay Rosen: Gray Kapernekas Gallery

How did the can do its back-and-forth rolling trick?

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But beginning on June 23, 2001, B15A skittered westward for several days before becoming stuck again about 5 km away and resuming its small, back-and-forth movements.