A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BLUR

Thu, 6 Mar '25
Make less distinct
Sun, 9 Feb '25
It's hard to see
Tue, 14 May '24
Result of a lack of focus
Tue, 16 Jan '24
Make less sharp
Sun, 26 Nov '23
Photo editing option
Wed, 14 Dec '22
"It was all a ___"
Thu, 20 Oct '22
Portrait mode feature
Wed, 31 Aug '22
Busy day, in retrospect
Fri, 26 Aug '22
Zoom call background effect
Fri, 22 Jul '22
Motion picture?
Fri, 29 Apr '22
Haze
Sun, 16 May '21
Photo mishap