A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ZEE

Tue, 1 Oct '24
Last section in a dictionary
Sun, 28 Jan '24
Series finale
Wed, 15 Nov '23
Appropriate letter to end this puzzle on
Wed, 26 Jul '23
26th of 26
Thu, 20 Apr '23
Last in a series
Fri, 24 Feb '23
One end of Suez?
Sat, 9 Jan '21
This is the end