A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EMOTE

Fri, 22 Sep '23
Act badly, in a way
Thu, 15 Jun '23
OverDO it as an ACtor
Sun, 5 Mar '23
Act theatrically
Sat, 17 Dec '22
Act big?
Sun, 11 Dec '22
Ham it up
Wed, 30 Nov '22
Overplay, in a way
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Act unprofessionally?
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Be melodramatic on stage
Mon, 20 Dec '21
Act poorly?
Tue, 9 Nov '21
Overact
Mon, 4 Oct '21
Be overdramatic
Fri, 16 Apr '21
Ham it up
Mon, 22 Feb '21
Ham it up
Sun, 17 Jan '21
Behave theatrically