A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DIRT

Sun, 22 Sep '24
Shoveled stuff
Sun, 21 May '23
Blackmail ammunition
Sun, 30 Apr '23
Can you dig it? Yes, you can!
Sun, 15 Jan '23
Juicy gossip
Mon, 15 Aug '22
Gossip, so to speak
Sat, 20 Nov '21
It covers a lot of ground
Tue, 11 May '21
Gossip, informally
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Gardener's supply