A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AMID

Thu, 22 Feb '24
Ensconced in
Fri, 3 Nov '23
In the thick of
Wed, 1 Nov '23
Within
Fri, 20 Oct '23
In an atmosphere of
Mon, 9 Oct '23
Surrounded by
Sun, 23 Jul '23
Among
Thu, 6 Jul '23
During
Mon, 5 Jun '23
Surrounded by
Sun, 8 Jan '23
In the thick of
Mon, 19 Dec '22
Within
Thu, 15 Dec '22
In
Wed, 30 Nov '22
In the thick of
Sun, 18 Sep '22
Surrounded by
Sun, 11 Sep '22
Within
Sun, 24 Jul '22
In the thick of
Tue, 8 Mar '22
In the thick of
Sun, 13 Feb '22
In the thick of
Sat, 8 Jan '22
Immersed in
Tue, 28 Sep '21
Surrounded by
Mon, 3 May '21
Surrounded by
Fri, 19 Feb '21
"Go placidly ___ the noise and the haste ..." (start of Max Ehrmann's "Desiderata")