A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NEAR

Sat, 14 Jun '25
In the neighborhood
Fri, 11 Apr '25
Word with mint or miss
Sun, 23 Mar '25
Warm, in a sense
Mon, 11 Nov '24
Within earshot
Mon, 21 Oct '24
In the neighborhood
Mon, 2 Sep '24
Approach
Mon, 1 Jul '24
Close by
Sun, 5 May '24
Close
Sun, 25 Feb '24
___ beer (nonalcoholic beverage)
Mon, 12 Feb '24
Close by
Tue, 6 Feb '24
Close at hand
Tue, 19 Dec '23
Close by
Sun, 22 Oct '23
Approach
Wed, 14 Jun '23
A block or so away, say
Sun, 4 Jun '23
By
Tue, 24 Jan '23
In the area
Thu, 5 Jan '23
Within reach
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Approach
Wed, 22 Jun '22
Close by
Mon, 13 Jun '22
"___, far, wherever you are" (Celine Dion lyric)
Wed, 26 Jan '22
Dear's rhyming partner
Thu, 9 Dec '21
"Warm"
Mon, 1 Nov '21
In the neighborhood
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Almost
Thu, 8 Jul '21
"Warm"