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Recent Examples of forty-five
He is survived by his sons, David and Eric, three grandchildren, and his friend and collaborator of forty-five years, producer Karen Konicek.
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News Desk, Artforum, 17 Feb. 2026
Then seventy, Kluge and his third wife, Patricia, had moved to a forty-five-room Georgian estate Kluge built for her in rural Virginia.
—Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Her mother started driving in from Hutto—about forty-five minutes away—every day.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
One hundred forty-five years later, watching privileged men scream and rant while hoarding power, opportunities and food over others feels like the United States has remained stagnant.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
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News Desk, Artforum, 17 Feb. 2026
Then seventy, Kluge and his third wife, Patricia, had moved to a forty-five-room Georgian estate Kluge built for her in rural Virginia.
—Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Her mother started driving in from Hutto—about forty-five minutes away—every day.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
One hundred forty-five years later, watching privileged men scream and rant while hoarding power, opportunities and food over others feels like the United States has remained stagnant.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forty-five
Noun
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The firearm found at the scene was later determined to be a gold lighter manufactured to appear as a revolver.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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When Friedmann turned back around, Gambill was pointing his revolver at him.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Authorities said Diagne used both a pistol and a rifle during the attack.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Police in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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During the interaction, authorities say Guimaraes pulled out a handgun.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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During the arrests, officers recovered an AR-style firearm and an unserialized black semiautomatic handgun believed to have been used in the shooting.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
4 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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In 1976, after wrecking his Rolls-Royce in a drunk-driving accident, he was arrested, intoxicated, with a loaded derringer on the grounds of Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2022
Noun
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The search turned up additional drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a zip gun.—
cleveland,
cleveland,
27 Jan. 2022
Noun
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Each had a sidearm clasped in both hands.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Grayson drew his sidearm and yelled at her to drop the pan.—
John O’Connor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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Its big selling feature is a revolver-like cylinder that spins and snicks along on precision bearings, just like the cylinder of a six-shooter.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
Noun
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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 10 Mar. 2026.
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