A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LOVE

Wed, 13 Dec '23
Emotion indicated by the emoticon <3
Mon, 30 Oct '23
Common sign-off in a letter
Wed, 7 Jun '23
A battlefield, per Pat Benatar
Wed, 21 Dec '22
It means nothing at Wimbledon
Thu, 3 Nov '22
Word with bird or nest
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Zero, in tennis
Wed, 26 Jan '22
The "heart" of "I [heart] N Y"
Sun, 24 Oct '21
It's nada to Nadal
Tue, 9 Mar '21
Domain of Venus and Aphrodite
Wed, 3 Mar '21
Letter sign-off