A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ASTIR

Sat, 26 Jul '25
Starting to move
Sun, 20 Jul '25
Up
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Up
Sun, 6 Nov '22
Showing signs of life
Thu, 21 Apr '22
Up and about
Fri, 24 Dec '21
Up
Thu, 30 Sep '21
Up and about
Sat, 27 Feb '21
Moving