A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AONE

Wed, 17 Jan '24
Top-notch
Sun, 3 Sep '23
First-class
Tue, 22 Aug '23
First-class
Fri, 19 May '23
First-rate
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Primo
Tue, 15 Nov '22
The best of the best
Sat, 8 Oct '22
Top-tier
Thu, 15 Sep '22
Top-of-the-line
Tue, 12 Jul '22
Top-notch
Thu, 21 Apr '22
Top-shelf
Thu, 3 Feb '22
Primo
Mon, 10 Jan '22
Top-of-the-line
Mon, 6 Dec '21
First-class
Mon, 20 Sep '21
Top-notch
Sat, 28 Aug '21
Prime
Fri, 2 Jul '21
Tops
Tue, 6 Apr '21
Steak sauce brand
Sun, 7 Mar '21
Top-notch
Sun, 17 Jan '21
Five-star
Thu, 14 Jan '21
Superlative
Sun, 10 Jan '21
Super-quality
Thu, 7 Jan '21
Top of the line
Mon, 28 Dec '20
Finest-quality, informally