a seven-inch phonograph record played at 45 r.p.m., especially a popular-music single.
She’s in the market for a phonograph so she can play her grandfather’s mint collection of 45s from the 1960s.
an identifier of or nickname for Donald Trump, the 45th U.S. president, alternately used with disparaging intent by opponents and with affection by supporters.
First recorded in 1945–50
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Spivey's .45 caliber, like most firearms, ejects casingsbehind and to the right.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Hours later he would come ashore with a .45 pistol, pencils, and a sketchbook.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
The 65-year-old actor was practicing firing a Colt .45 pistol before filming a scene for Rust, a forthcoming Western filmed near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in October 2021.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024
Baldwin thought his Colt .45 revolver was empty as he began rehearsing a scene in a wooden chapel at the popular movie location Bonanza Creek Ranch, just south of Santa Fe.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2024
With his long raincoat with the popped-up collar and the .45 in his wide leather belt, he looked like an old-timey gunslinger.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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