forty-five
noun
for·ty-five
ˌfȯr-tē-ˈfīv 
1
: a number that is five more than 40 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .45 caliber handgun
—usually written .45
3
: a phonograph record designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute
—usually written 45
forty-five
adjective
forty-five
pronoun, plural in construction
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What that means—when Bunty might report to work, and what happens after forty-five days—went unsaid.
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Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Eventually, Abbott would send forty-five thousand people to New York, most of them Venezuelans, along with another thirty-seven thousand people to Chicago, nineteen thousand to Denver, and twelve thousand to Washington.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In 2013, much of Presley’s estate was acquired for a hundred and forty-five million dollars by a company called Authentic Brands Group.
—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
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Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
Eventually, Abbott would send forty-five thousand people to New York, most of them Venezuelans, along with another thirty-seven thousand people to Chicago, nineteen thousand to Denver, and twelve thousand to Washington.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In 2013, much of Presley’s estate was acquired for a hundred and forty-five million dollars by a company called Authentic Brands Group.
—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
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-five. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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