A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LENT

Wed, 23 Aug '23
Mardi Gras follower
Sun, 22 Jan '23
Didn't give forever
Tue, 17 Jan '23
You might give something up for this
Sun, 15 Jan '23
Advanced
Mon, 7 Mar '22
Pre-Easter period
Thu, 8 Apr '21
Spring time