A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PLOD

Fri, 11 Oct '24
Drag one's feet
Thu, 10 Oct '24
Move forward resolutely
Tue, 13 Aug '24
Walk heavily
Wed, 13 Dec '23
Wearily put one foot in front of the other
Thu, 23 Nov '23
Make one's way, as through snow
Sat, 28 Jan '23
Walk like an elephant
Sat, 1 Oct '22
Drudge or trudge
Mon, 26 Sep '22
Lumber (along)
Sat, 15 May '21
Lumber
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Move laboriously