: activity involving alternating movement in opposite directions
the busy to-and-fro of the holiday shoppers
: forward and backward
: from one place to another
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
That to-and-fro could be seen in the Taliban's response to the deadly earthquake, which was most devastating in the isolated mountains of the eastern Kunar province in late August.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
That to-and-fro could be seen in the Taliban's response to the deadly earthquake, which was most devastating in the isolated mountains of the eastern Kunar province in late August.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Complimentary trolley transportation is available to and fro.
—Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
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Noun
As the diplomatic to-and-fro continues, Russia launched one of its largest barrages of drones and missiles in months across Ukraine, killing at least seven people over the weekend, according to a CNN tally of local authority figures.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
That to-and-fro could be seen in the Taliban's response to the deadly earthquake, which was most devastating in the isolated mountains of the eastern Kunar province in late August.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
As the diplomatic to-and-fro continues, Russia launched one of its largest barrages of drones and missiles in months across Ukraine, killing at least seven people over the weekend, according to a CNN tally of local authority figures.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
That to-and-fro could be seen in the Taliban's response to the deadly earthquake, which was most devastating in the isolated mountains of the eastern Kunar province in late August.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Unfortunately, similar to the (albeit heartwarming) tale between a restaurant garbage boy and Remy the rat, O’Connor — much like Linguini — was stuck playing second fiddle tonight on SNL, puppeted to and fro from sketch to sketch that sidelined his comedic talents.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
Complimentary trolley transportation is available to and fro.
—Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025
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“To-and-fro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to-and-fro. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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