A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

THING

Mon, 26 Jan '26
"Do the Right ___" (Spike Lee film)
Sun, 29 Jun '25
"The ___ is …"
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Doohickey
Tue, 10 May '22
"Sure ___!" ("You bet!")
Fri, 8 Oct '21
Object