A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

XENON

Fri, 16 Feb '24
Noble gas used in propelling ion thrusters
Fri, 27 Oct '23
Element exhibiting a blue glow when placed in an electric field
Sun, 1 Jan '23
Noble gas used in some lasers
Wed, 19 Jan '22
Strobe light gas
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Member of a noble family