Long and Short

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Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

Usage example: giraffes have long necks to help them reach leaves on tall trees

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Short is an antonym for long in topics: prolonged, elongated, interminable, extended in space or time.

Nearby Word: longed

Short adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.

Usage example: fortunately for those of us in the hot sun, the graduation speech was short and to the point

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Long is an antonym for short in topics: brief, concise, abrupt, insufficient, crumbly.

This is later averted by Strider, who comments that "my cuts, short or long, don't go wrong." His shortcuts are faster...but they're not necessarily pleasant.

Source: Short Cuts Make Long Delays
Not only is good or bad subjective, so is long and short, and what is considered long is dependent on the medium, and if the work is great because of its short length or in spite of it.

Source: Sugar Wiki / So Short It Rocks
Alternatively, winning a campaign, long or short, unlocked the entire set, except for some factions who weren't playable.

Source: Defeat Means Playable

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