A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOIREE

Tue, 20 Feb '24
Evening party
Sat, 13 Jan '24
Big do
Thu, 1 Jun '23
Fancy bash
Sun, 2 Apr '23
Big ball
Tue, 22 Mar '22
Fancy evening party
Fri, 13 Aug '21
Do in the evening
Thu, 11 Mar '21
Evening affair