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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For proof, look no further than Eddington, New Mexico, a fictional town of two thousand three hundred and forty-five souls.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
Spending forty-five minutes searching for parking on one day might be the reason that, on another, your husband finds a space near the hospital just in time to witness the birth of your child.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
About forty-five minutes later, a senior D.H.S. agent approached Baraka and ordered him to leave.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
There’s no bad time to visit here, located forty-five minutes north of Chicago, but the most charming season is autumn.
—Outside Online, 28 May 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 July 2025
Spending forty-five minutes searching for parking on one day might be the reason that, on another, your husband finds a space near the hospital just in time to witness the birth of your child.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
About forty-five minutes later, a senior D.H.S. agent approached Baraka and ordered him to leave.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
There’s no bad time to visit here, located forty-five minutes north of Chicago, but the most charming season is autumn.
—Outside Online, 28 May 2025
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“Forty-five.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forty-five. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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