A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

EXES

Mon, 26 Feb '24
"Other halves" no more
Mon, 31 Oct '22
Former flames
Wed, 18 May '22
Residents of Splitsville?
Mon, 7 Feb '22
Some co-parents
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Split personalities?
Sun, 24 Oct '21
Frequent subjects of Taylor Swift songs
Sun, 5 Sep '21
They used to be a "thing"
Mon, 2 Aug '21
Past partners
Fri, 11 Jun '21
"I like texts from my ___ when they want a second chance" (Cardi B line)
Fri, 29 Jan '21
Union deserters