A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

APART

Sun, 15 Jun '25
Besides, with "from"
Mon, 31 Mar '25
Not together
Mon, 21 Oct '24
In separate places
Fri, 7 Jun '24
Doing long-distance, say
Sun, 26 May '24
"Things Fall ___" (Chinua Achebe novel)
Wed, 10 Apr '24
In a bicoastal relationship, say
Thu, 22 Feb '24
Split up
Wed, 8 Nov '23
Not together
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Distant
Fri, 26 May '23
Detached
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Broken up
Tue, 20 Sep '22
Not together
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Into pieces
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Not connected