A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

INSTA

Mon, 2 Jun '25
Social media app with Reels and Stories, familiarly
Sat, 24 May '25
Quick start?
Thu, 3 Apr '25
App with "Reels," informally
Sun, 17 Nov '24
App with pics
Mon, 11 Nov '24
App also called "the Gram," informally
Sun, 21 Jul '24
Commercial lead-in to cart
Sun, 26 May '24
The 'gram
Fri, 1 Mar '24
Shortening that omits "gram"
Mon, 19 Feb '24
Popular photo app, familiarly
Sun, 20 Aug '23
TikTok alternative, familiarly
Tue, 28 Feb '23
Photo-sharing app, familiarly
Wed, 25 Jan '23
App with "Stories," informally
Thu, 12 May '22
Site with selfies, familiarly
Wed, 16 Mar '22
Pic-sharing app, informally
Sun, 13 Feb '22
App whose icon features a camera, in slang
Thu, 17 Jun '21
Modern pic
Fri, 11 Jun '21
Pic that may have millions of likes
Tue, 25 May '21
Photo-sharing app, familiarly
Wed, 28 Apr '21
Where Ariana Grande has 230+ million followers, informally