A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MEND

Wed, 18 Sep '24
Repair
Fri, 14 Jun '24
Make better
Wed, 24 Apr '24
Darn, say
Mon, 14 Aug '23
Make repairs to
Mon, 26 Dec '22
Put a patch on, say
Wed, 28 Apr '21
Fix
Tue, 9 Mar '21
Repair