A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPASMS

Thu, 16 Jan '25
Weird flexes?
Fri, 8 Nov '24
Jerks
Sun, 24 Mar '24
Sudden contractions
Sat, 21 Oct '23
Some contractions
Tue, 25 Apr '23
Twitches
Mon, 24 Apr '23
Involuntary muscle contractions