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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At the University of Oklahoma, the number jumped from twenty-four per cent to forty-five per cent.
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Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The doctor may be exhausted from lack of sleep, or distraught after having performed CPR on a baby for forty-five minutes.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Cuomo would capture the vast majority of both Adams' and Sliwa's current support and win a majority of voters over forty-five.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
When the battery’s completely flat, this increases to two hours and forty-five minutes.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jeffrey Selingo, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
The doctor may be exhausted from lack of sleep, or distraught after having performed CPR on a baby for forty-five minutes.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Cuomo would capture the vast majority of both Adams' and Sliwa's current support and win a majority of voters over forty-five.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
When the battery’s completely flat, this increases to two hours and forty-five minutes.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forty-five
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-five. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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