Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forty-fives
Noun
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Producer and colleague Monika Evstatieva and I were in that convoy, took small arms fire, but were unharmed.—
Tom Bowman,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Alkhatib warned that Hamas may try to retain small arms to exert control over pockets of Gaza and seek to influence any technocratic governing structure meant to reconstruct the enclave and pave the way for self-governance.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And, in this scenario, Hamas would commit to hold only defensive weapons, such as rifles and grenades and pistols.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The indictment describes the four weapons, including two pistols, a rifle and a shotgun.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Guests are immersed into a storyline and given laser guns that shoot at different characters.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both trials raise questions about who is responsible when children with access to guns carry out school shootings, a pervasive problem across the country.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The penalties for carrying firearms or ammunition, even by mistake, are severe, and can include long prison sentences.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Ali and Mahmoud were both legally able to purchase firearms, and investigators allegedly uncovered numerous purchases of guns and modifications through bank records and his browsing history, according to the complaint.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Forty-fives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forty-fives. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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