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Recent Examples of forty-five
The forty-five minutes felt useless; the pre-meeting did not.
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Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
So the academy—a panel of forty-five linguists, scientists, philosophers, and others—makes formal recommendations about how the language can and cannot change.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The younger, Layla, writes and mails lengthy letters to my dog—not to me or my spouse, but to my forty-five pound blue heeler Galilee.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Under the leadership of Ho, who is being assisted by curators Che Kyongfa, Park Gahee, and Brian Kuan Wood, the Biennale will feature forty-five artists and collectives from twenty countries—the smallest cohort since its 1995 founding.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Mar. 2026
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Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
So the academy—a panel of forty-five linguists, scientists, philosophers, and others—makes formal recommendations about how the language can and cannot change.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The younger, Layla, writes and mails lengthy letters to my dog—not to me or my spouse, but to my forty-five pound blue heeler Galilee.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Under the leadership of Ho, who is being assisted by curators Che Kyongfa, Park Gahee, and Brian Kuan Wood, the Biennale will feature forty-five artists and collectives from twenty countries—the smallest cohort since its 1995 founding.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forty-five
Noun
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About three months into the search, Chavez’s landlady found Jimmy’s bookbag and a revolver handgun belonging to her inside Chavez’s trailer.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Later audio analysis from that night noted as many as 13 shots—even though Sirhan’s revolver could only hold eight rounds.—
Sophia Zhang,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 May 2026
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According to court records, multiple semi-automatic pistol shell casings were found at the scene.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Police sources said the victim had confronted the gunman about speaking too loudly on a phone, when the male teen pulled a pistol and shot him.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2026
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He was armed with a handgun, police said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Genco went so far as to buy a bulletproof vest and a skull mask, a rifle and handgun magazines.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
10 June 2026
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This mysterious derringer pistol has sparked more intrigue than any of his other dangerous finds because people want to know the back story.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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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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The search turned up additional drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a zip gun.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
27 Jan. 2022
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The Indians scored their would-be final goal in the third on a shot from Emery Simmons on a sidearm shot past Bishops’ midfielder Izzy Grundig.—
Zach McMahon,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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Perhaps Edwards will have his sidearm in tow for next year’s playoff run.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
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As Rosalind disguised as a boy, Adele wore a bolo tie and a low-slung gun belt with a six-shooter.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Who love the pop-cultured, Hollywood-ed image of the Texas Ranger: The cowboy wearing his Stetson, firing six-shooters at bad guys — usually Native Americans.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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There were four Elvises—two in fading black and white, two in lurid colour—all aiming a six-gun straight at her.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
30 Aug. 2023
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forty-five. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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