forty-five
noun
for·ty-five
ˌfȯr-tē-ˈfīv 
1
: a number that is five more than 40 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .45 caliber handgun
—usually written .45
3
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute
—usually written 45
forty-five
adjective
forty-five
pronoun, plural in construction
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That’s forty-five fewer minutes than the CDC’s daily recommendation for American adults, yet their metabolic health is fantastic.
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The number of displaced people kept increasing until, one day in November, our home had become a refuge for over forty-five relatives, all sharing our meals.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
On September 23, 1947, forty-five members of the American film industry were subpoenaed by HUAC to prove their loyalty to the United States.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2012, the New York Civil Liberties Union released a report stating that the average length of a sentence in the SHU was five months, and that the state currently held forty-five hundred people in solitary confinement.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The number of displaced people kept increasing until, one day in November, our home had become a refuge for over forty-five relatives, all sharing our meals.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
On September 23, 1947, forty-five members of the American film industry were subpoenaed by HUAC to prove their loyalty to the United States.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
In 2012, the New York Civil Liberties Union released a report stating that the average length of a sentence in the SHU was five months, and that the state currently held forty-five hundred people in solitary confinement.
—Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-five. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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