A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NIGH

Wed, 18 Jun '25
Near
Tue, 20 May '25
Walt Whitman's "As the Time Draws ___"
Mon, 24 Mar '25
Near, to a poet
Wed, 8 Jan '25
Near
Fri, 7 Jul '23
Just about here
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Close, poetically
Fri, 20 May '22
Close
Fri, 30 Apr '21
"The time is ___"