A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FLY

Sun, 2 Apr '23
Zip it!
Tue, 28 Mar '23
"That'll never ___"
Sun, 26 Feb '23
Do the Wright thing?
Tue, 31 Jan '23
Aviate
Sat, 2 Jul '22
Be feasible, as a proposal
Tue, 10 May '22
Take to the sky