A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GYM

Sun, 28 Dec '25
Indoor recess locale
Fri, 23 May '25
Class in middle or high school
Thu, 13 Feb '25
Press club?
Tue, 3 Sep '24
Student-run class?
Sun, 12 May '24
Spot for recess on a rainy day
Thu, 24 Aug '23
House of reps?
Thu, 18 May '23
Science fair locale, often
Thu, 20 Jan '22
Place to climb stairs that go nowhere
Tue, 8 Jun '21
Spot for some reps