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 move is tied to Disney's shift in animation strategy and its plans to move away from creating long-form streaming content, PEOPLE understands.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Theatrical animation does appear to be more lucrative for Disney+ than long-form content; last year's Inside Out 2 from Pixar was 2024's biggest picture and earned $1.6 billion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Column One Column One is The Times’ home for narrative and long-form journalism.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The Tate brothers seem to have decided to forego traditional social media sites, only being active on X and posting long-form videos on Rumble—a video-sharing platform popular among far-right content creators.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Theatrical animation does appear to be more lucrative for Disney+ than long-form content; last year's Inside Out 2 from Pixar was 2024's biggest picture and earned $1.6 billion.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Column One Column One is The Times’ home for narrative and long-form journalism.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
The Tate brothers seem to have decided to forego traditional social media sites, only being active on X and posting long-form videos on Rumble—a video-sharing platform popular among far-right content creators.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Long-form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-form. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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