A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DEAR

Thu, 18 May '23
Valued
Thu, 11 May '23
Sweetums
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Loved
Sun, 17 Jul '22
Letter starter
Sun, 19 Jun '22
Hon
Thu, 5 May '22
Much-desired
Mon, 21 Mar '22
Cherished
Tue, 9 Mar '21
Darling
Mon, 15 Feb '21
Letter starter