A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HEATS

Thu, 8 May '25
Qualifying races
Sat, 22 Feb '25
Puts in the oven
Mon, 3 Feb '25
Warms up
Fri, 22 Nov '24
Puts on the back burner, say
Wed, 21 Sep '22
Some races
Thu, 11 Nov '21
Intensifies, with "up"
Thu, 19 Aug '21
Begins to get exciting, with "up"