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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With a mix of long-form storytelling, short-form engagement, music-centric vignettes and seasonal tentpoles, the 2025-26 slate reflects an understanding that kids are consuming content everywhere, and that legacy brands need to meet them there.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Users can ask follow-up questions, summarize long-form content, view side-by-side comparisons and even complete purchases without returning to a standard SERP.
—Nick Brown, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The podcast is considered majorly influential on other long-form podcast shows and received received an award recognizing its contributions to the form at the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio in 2021, per CNN.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 2 June 2025
The podcast will include long-form interviews with cast members, writers, producers and crew from all three series.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 30 May 2025
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 June 2025
Users can ask follow-up questions, summarize long-form content, view side-by-side comparisons and even complete purchases without returning to a standard SERP.
—Nick Brown, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The podcast is considered majorly influential on other long-form podcast shows and received received an award recognizing its contributions to the form at the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Audio in 2021, per CNN.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 2 June 2025
The podcast will include long-form interviews with cast members, writers, producers and crew from all three series.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 30 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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