A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TERSE

Thu, 1 Feb '24
Like the responses of "yes" or "no"
Fri, 13 Oct '23
To the point
Sun, 3 Sep '23
Like one-word commands
Fri, 1 Sep '23
Abrupt
Sun, 18 Jun '23
Clipped
Thu, 4 May '23
Short
Tue, 20 Dec '22
Laconic
Mon, 27 Jun '22
Brusque
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Unlike filibusters
Sun, 27 Mar '22
Clipped
Mon, 28 Feb '22
In few words
Wed, 5 May '21
Cut short