A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SURE

Wed, 23 Oct '24
Confident
Thu, 6 Jun '24
"Why not?!"
Thu, 11 Apr '24
100%, so to speak
Tue, 26 Mar '24
"Um, OK"
Sun, 12 Nov '23
"Are you satisfied?" / Common fairy tale conclusion
Mon, 6 Mar '23
Having no doubt
Sun, 1 Jan '23
"Oh, why not?!"
Mon, 12 Sep '22
Word that conveys skepticism when its vowel sound is dragged out
Mon, 2 May '22
"What-e-e-ever you say ..."
Fri, 3 Dec '21
"Happy to help!"