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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Guitarist Oren Ambarchi and drummer Eric Thielemans dissolved their playing into 47 minutes of long-form improv on the live document Kind Regards.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
The idea for the short sprang from an earlier long-form project McAlpine directed.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Halligan began her career in Hong Kong at The South China Morning Post before shifting into long-form criticism, industry reporting and authorship in London.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
In response to Cassidy’s post on X, which singled Siri out, Siri fired back in his own post, challenging Cassidy to a long-form debate.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 16 Dec. 2025
The idea for the short sprang from an earlier long-form project McAlpine directed.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Halligan began her career in Hong Kong at The South China Morning Post before shifting into long-form criticism, industry reporting and authorship in London.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
In response to Cassidy’s post on X, which singled Siri out, Siri fired back in his own post, challenging Cassidy to a long-form debate.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
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 23 Dec. 2025.
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