A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FINEST

Sat, 31 May '25
Top-shelf, say
Wed, 2 Oct '24
Best of the best
Mon, 16 Sep '24
Highest-quality
Mon, 2 Oct '23
Second to none
Thu, 8 Sep '22
First-rate
Sun, 27 Dec '20
Of the utmost quality