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not long

ADJECTIVE

short

Synonyms

STRONGEST

low small thick tiny

STRONG

compact diminutive little petite pocket slight squat stunted wee

WEAK

chunky close to the ground pint-sized pocket-sized runty sawed-off skimpy squatty stocky stubby thickset undersized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

big enormous huge large

STRONG

tall

WEAK

enough high lengthy long

Example Sentences

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But not long after, federal immigration agents returned to the Fashion District.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

One night, not long after his roleplay session with the good doctor, Clark spots a crack of light coming from a wall in the sub-basement of his store’s showroom.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Soon he quit his fraternity and not long after dropped out of school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

They started in the skin, not long after the first complex animals took shape.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

There are fewer Circus Dinners now that the circus itself is up and running properly, gaining its self-sufficiency, as Chandresh phrased it at one dinner not long after opening night.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern