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or .45
as in revolver
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Recent Examples of forty-five
In 2013, much of Presley’s estate was acquired for a hundred and forty-five million dollars by a company called Authentic Brands Group.
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
One morning in early January, the ranch’s owner, Martín Wall, a forty-five-year-old cattleman and a seventh-generation Texan, showed me around.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This production, which collapses in its first few instants and then drags itself painfully along for two hours and forty-five minutes, is a cautionary tale about relying on stardom.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
More than one hundred different looks and accessories are featured in the exhibition and forty-five of fashion’s most emblematic houses and designers have loaned pieces to the Louvre.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
One morning in early January, the ranch’s owner, Martín Wall, a forty-five-year-old cattleman and a seventh-generation Texan, showed me around.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
This production, which collapses in its first few instants and then drags itself painfully along for two hours and forty-five minutes, is a cautionary tale about relying on stardom.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
More than one hundred different looks and accessories are featured in the exhibition and forty-five of fashion’s most emblematic houses and designers have loaned pieces to the Louvre.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forty-five
Noun
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Gutierrez-Reed, who was 24 at the time and an inexperienced armorer, was supposed to load the revolver that Baldwin was holding with dummy rounds.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The bill would cover anyone convicted of those misdemeanors in another state during the past eight years; they would now be blocked from getting a pistol or revolver permit, lawmakers said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The bill would cover anyone convicted of those misdemeanors in another state during the past eight years; they would now be blocked from getting a pistol or revolver permit, lawmakers said.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
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Pockets had become associated with an adventurous, enterprising (and therefore, male) spirit, as evidenced by the tools and objects scaled down to fit inside them: the pocket knife, pocket watch and pocket pistol, to name a few.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The teenager was busted with a handgun Tuesday when a school safety officer found the firearm in his blue backpack, a police source said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Kelly, who was armed with a .38-caliber handgun, confronted Jackson.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2025
Noun
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One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol at the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head and squeezed the trigger.—
Brian Matthew Jordan,
National Review,
14 Apr. 2024
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This victim’s vision seems weird and fraudulent when Priscilla casually color-coordinates derringer pistols with designer dresses.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Nov. 2023
Noun
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Néstor won the 2003 election with only twenty-two per cent of the vote after Menem withdrew from the race.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Most of the twenty-two hospitals in the north had come under direct attack, according to CNN.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Richard’s odds are lousier than Reacher’s were when Beck forced Reacher to play because this revolver is a five-shot model instead of a six-shooter.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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The back page of the report featured the cartoon character Yosemite Sam holding a six-shooter in each hand.—
Corey G. Johnson,
ProPublica,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Clearly the basic architecture is meant to accommodate full field dress: boots, sidearm, plate hanger, the works.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, despite the sidearms and tactical gear, Dunn and his agents are practically Canadian in their politeness.—
Jason McGahan,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This is recommended by the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as firearm trade associations and firearm businesses.—
Anne Ritter,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Without the protections, Harry and Meghan would not have firearm protection when visiting his home country.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forty-five. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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