A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

BORED

Sun, 16 Feb '25
Yawning, say
Fri, 1 Nov '24
Drumming one's fingers, perhaps
Thu, 9 Nov '23
Regularly checking the time, maybe
Wed, 30 Aug '23
She was ___ with her music,
Sat, 18 Dec '21
Nowhere near engaged
Sat, 7 Aug '21
Put to sleep