A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLAB

Mon, 29 Jul '24
Chunk of concrete
Sun, 12 May '24
Hunk of meat
Wed, 17 Jan '24
Big slice
Thu, 22 Dec '22
Concrete example?
Fri, 14 Oct '22
Healthy slice
Wed, 23 Mar '22
It's a piece of cake!
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Thick slice
Mon, 23 Aug '21
Thick slice
Thu, 24 Jun '21
Hunk