A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SEMIS

Sun, 12 Mar '23
Many interstate vehicles
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Precursors to finals
Sun, 25 Dec '22
They're in it for the long haul
Fri, 17 Dec '21
Quarters feed into them
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Penultimate matches
Wed, 14 Apr '21
One round at a tournament