A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Mon, 30 Jun '25
Walk heavily, as through muck or snow
Sun, 29 Jun '25
Grueling process
Wed, 21 May '25
Tedious work
Sun, 9 Feb '25
Hardly a romp
Tue, 17 Sep '24
Real grind
Mon, 30 Oct '23
Tedious task
Tue, 10 Oct '23
Tedious trudge
Thu, 20 Jul '23
Tiring journey
Wed, 11 Jan '23
Difficult, unfun chore
Thu, 26 May '22
Hardly a jaunt
Sun, 17 Apr '22
Plod perseveringly
Fri, 5 Nov '21
This is taking fore-e-ever
Sun, 30 May '21
Grind
Mon, 11 Jan '21
Trudge