A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EASES

Sat, 9 Aug '25
Progresses slowly
Wed, 18 Dec '24
Makes tolerable
Mon, 19 Aug '24
Soothes
Wed, 19 Jun '24
Moves gingerly
Tue, 21 May '24
Lightens (up)
Thu, 13 Apr '23
Moderates
Thu, 29 Dec '22
Makes less difficult
Wed, 28 Sep '22
Mitigates
Mon, 21 Feb '22
Calms
Sun, 2 Jan '22
Takes the edge off