short form
Example Sentences
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At the same time that short-form video has eroded audiences for traditional media.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Melissa McCarthy is no stranger to dropping into a short-form entertainment format and blowing audiences away with her comedic talents; she does it all the time when she guest hosts on “Saturday Night Live.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
When my friends asked me why I preferred TikTok to Reels, their short-form platform of choice, I said, “My TikTok algorithm knows me better than I know myself.”
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026
That could lower content creation and advertising costs, and boost content creation on Kuaishou’s short-form video platform, they added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
In some instances, no short-form name exists - then the long-form name must serve for all usages.
From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.