Long and Short-lived

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Long adjective - Lasting for a considerable time.

Usage example: if it's boring, even a movie with a running time of 90 minutes can seem long

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Short-lived is an antonym for long in prolonged topic.

Nearby Word: longed

Short-lived adjective - Lasting only for a short time.

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Long is an antonym for short-lived in not around for long topic.

Grey Goo: Doc mentions this when explaining why the best health potion uses short-lived nanobots instead of long-living ones.

Source: Video Game / Freedroid RPG
In the short-lived western spoof Legend, the inventor Bartok gives overly long names for his inventions.

Source: Giver of Lame Names
Short-Lived Big Impact: In-Universe; Cygnus wasnt in office for very long, but he influenced the rest of the Wizarding War.

Source: Fan Fic / Delenda Est

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