forty-five

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Definition of forty-fivenext

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Recent Examples of forty-five Up on the Stüdlgrat, the wind rose to some forty-five miles an hour, and with the wind chill the temperature felt well below zero. William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 About the Author Rick Ford has more than forty-five years of experience in automotive management. Forbes Books Press Release Official, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Sorry, this episode is an hour and forty-five minutes long? Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for forty-five
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Noun
  • Philippine National Police spokesperson Allen Rae Co said the revolver is registered to a security agency based in Cebu City in the central Philippines, the Reuters news agency reports.
    CBS News, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • At its core is the 30mmx173 KCE revolver cannon, which has an effective range of up to 3,000 meters.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The seizures added up to about 420 grams of cocaine, $2,291 in cash, a rifle, four pistols, various magazines and ammunition, and digital scales and packaging materials believed to be used in narcotics distribution, the sheriff's office said.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • At one point, the Challenger’s passenger threw an AR-style pistol out the window.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Zajko was arrested alongside LaSota and another person and charged with trespassing, resisting or interfering with an arrest, obstruction and carrying a handgun.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Law enforcement is believed to have drawn earlier clues from security footage capturing a masked man carrying a handgun outside Nancy Guthrie’s house.
    Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The search turned up additional drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a zip gun.
    cleveland, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • 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
  • Perhaps Edwards will have his sidearm in tow for next year’s playoff run.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The handgun, which was introduced in 1935 after Prohibition, is a six-shooter revolver that fires rounds at a high velocity.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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 3 Jul. 2026.

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