A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

REHAB

Sat, 31 May '25
Bring up to modern standards, say
Mon, 22 Jan '24
Goal of an intervention, maybe
Sat, 30 Dec '23
Post-op program
Sun, 15 Oct '23
2006 Amy Winehouse hit
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Restorative process
Tue, 20 Dec '22
"Get well soon" process, informally
Thu, 4 Aug '22
___ center
Wed, 29 Jun '22
Fix up again, as a house
Mon, 18 Apr '22
Post-O.R. stop
Sun, 29 Aug '21
Fix up again
Thu, 22 Jul '21
Get back into shape
Sun, 6 Jun '21
Recovery center
Fri, 9 Apr '21
Fix up
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Give a makeover, informally