A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LAPS

Sun, 21 Jul '24
Punishment for goofing off in practice, perhaps
Sun, 27 Aug '23
200 in the Indianapolis 500
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Drinks like a dog
Sat, 6 May '23
Toddlers' 26-Down, sometimes
Fri, 18 Nov '22
Goes around in circles?
Wed, 17 Aug '22
Track units
Tue, 5 Jul '22
Swimmer's set
Sat, 25 Jun '22
Stretches for a swimmer
Mon, 30 Aug '21
Units in track or swimming
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Race units