A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MESAS

Mon, 11 Dec '23
Small plateaus
Sun, 10 Dec '23
Flat earth?
Tue, 10 Oct '23
Flat-topped hills
Fri, 25 Aug '23
Literally, "tables"
Wed, 26 Jul '23
Land formations from the Spanish for "tables"
Fri, 21 Apr '23
High lands
Wed, 2 Nov '22
Southwestern sights
Sat, 13 Mar '21
Big buttes