A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

INERT

Wed, 8 May '24
Like argon
Sun, 31 Mar '24
Like neon
Thu, 28 Mar '24
Not quick to react
Mon, 11 Mar '24
Unreactive
Sat, 9 Mar '24
Reluctant to join?
Mon, 30 Oct '23
Nonreactive, as the noble gases
Fri, 23 Jun '23
Unmoving
Sun, 12 Mar '23
Like noble gases
Sat, 26 Nov '22
Unmoving
Tue, 16 Aug '22
Like neon and argon
Sun, 5 Jun '22
Still
Wed, 9 Mar '22
Like helium
Thu, 27 Jan '22
Immobile
Sat, 16 Oct '21
Unlikely to give a strong reaction
Sun, 18 Apr '21
Like neon
Sat, 13 Mar '21
Unmotivated, and then some
Thu, 25 Feb '21
Unreactive
Wed, 6 Jan '21
Not reacting