A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ATOP

Mon, 15 Jul '24
Resting on
Mon, 24 Jun '24
Like a cherry vis-à-vis a sundae
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Over
Wed, 28 Feb '24
Straddling, say
Fri, 23 Feb '24
On
Thu, 11 Jan '24
On
Wed, 11 Oct '23
Upon
Mon, 2 Oct '23
Resting on
Tue, 17 Jan '23
Perched on
Fri, 13 Jan '23
Crowning
Sun, 25 Dec '22
Straddling
Thu, 24 Nov '22
On
Tue, 8 Nov '22
Perched upon
Fri, 2 Sep '22
On
Thu, 11 Aug '22
On
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Covering
Sun, 22 May '22
Straddling
Fri, 21 Jan '22
Over
Tue, 21 Dec '21
Crowning
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Standing on
Wed, 5 May '21
On
Thu, 25 Mar '21
Standing above
Tue, 9 Feb '21
Upon