Long and Passing

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Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

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Passing is an antonym for long.

Nearby Word: longed

Passing adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

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Long is an antonym for passing in brief topic.

Nearby Words: pass, passage, passed, passable, passingly

In Xenoblade Chronicles, Dunban is this to his younger sister Fiora, their father having died in a Mechon attack long before the events of the game, and their mother passing away not long after.

Source: Promotion to Parent
At the end of the movie, when her hair is short and brown instead of incredibly long and blond, Rapunzel bears a more-than-passing resemblance to Mandy Moore.

Source: Disney / Tangled
And thanks to the giant shuriken she wears on her back and the long ear-like things on her head, Ayame's Power Fusion gives her a passing resemblance to a butterfly.

Source: Video Game / Power Stone

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