long-form

adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ˌfȯrm

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

His 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

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

Mine was a world made new by memoir and biography, investigative journalism and longform essay. —

E. Ce Miller

Examples of long-form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some of their recent long-form features include the inside story of Moderna, the once-thriving biotech startup which had promised to deliver its COVID-19 vaccine before the first lockdown in March 2020. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023 Arrayed in pithy slogans and long-form prose, her installation is by turns critical and spritely. —

Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023 Share this story Senior YouTube staffers are reportedly worried that its TikTok competitor, Shorts, may eat away at its long-form content, which has for almost two decades been its primary bread and butter, according to The Financial Times. —

Wes Davis, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2023 The company is on track to launch long-form original programming to invite new membership experiences within the coming months. —

Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023 Camerota, who had been anchoring CNN’s late evenings in recent months, has been moved to work on long-form projects. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023 Alisyn Camerota, who anchored a temporary program in prime time after a long run in the mornings and afternoons, will focus on reporting for CNN’s long-form unit. —

Oliver Darcy, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023 Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023 The film, released on Amazon Prime and YouTube, comes amid a wave of other long-form films with corporate pedigree, from Nintendo’s The Super Marios Bros Movie to Mattel’s box office blockbuster Barbie. —

Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2023 See More

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