A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TEARS

Fri, 9 Jun '23
Glum drops
Wed, 15 Jun '22
Rips [five letters]
Fri, 10 Sep '21
Cat With ___ of Joy (emoji)
Thu, 11 Mar '21
Signs of something moving?
Sun, 17 Jan '21
Down stream?