long-form
adjective
variants
or less commonly longform
: notably long in form in comparison to what is common or typical for works or content of a particular category
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller … spawned the long-form music video.—
Paul Taublieb
Paul TaubliebHis compositions are long-form; by a comparative ratio to most piano players, there's not much soloing. Like good long-form structures, they don't always strike you as such; the written parts ease into solos without giving notice.—Ben Ratliff
Ben Ratliff
especially, journalism
: covering a subject at much greater length and in much greater depth than a standard news article
Long-form and investigative stories were replaced by short, searchable bursts of information. —Adam Weinstein
Adam Weinstein Mine was a world made new by memoir and biography, investigative journalism and longform essay. —E. Ce Miller
E. Ce Miller Examples of long-form in a Sentence
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The entertainment company has launched a movie and TV division, Cirque du Soleil Studio, to develop long-form content based on its live stage shows.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2024
The new studio division is designed to produce long-form content based on Cirque du Soleil’s DNA and IP.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 June 2024
For her, episodic television, where you’re called to follow a character through this kind of long-form storytelling, can be quite a grueling process.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
He’s made commercials, worked in live-action film and animation, long-form and short, and has been known to don multiple hats on each set.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 June 2024
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 June 2024
The new studio division is designed to produce long-form content based on Cirque du Soleil’s DNA and IP.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 June 2024
For her, episodic television, where you’re called to follow a character through this kind of long-form storytelling, can be quite a grueling process.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
He’s made commercials, worked in live-action film and animation, long-form and short, and has been known to don multiple hats on each set.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for long-form
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“Long-form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-form. Accessed 9 Jul. 2024.
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