A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ADLIB

Sun, 4 Sep '22
Improvised comment
Thu, 23 Jun '22
Wing it
Sun, 1 May '22
It comes off the top of one's head
Thu, 6 May '21
Improv comic's forte
Mon, 15 Mar '21
Speak extemporaneously
Tue, 12 Jan '21
Do some improv