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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On Tuesday, nearly a month after the firings, the U.S.D.A. announced that probationary employees like Bunty would be reinstated for forty-five days, with back pay.
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Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 13 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
Since the Civic began holding events there, the Legion’s revenue has grown by forty-five per cent.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 13 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
Since the Civic began holding events there, the Legion’s revenue has grown by forty-five per cent.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-five. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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