A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORB

Tue, 27 Aug '24
Celestial body
Sat, 29 Jun '24
Marble, e.g.
Sat, 24 Feb '24
Marble, e.g.
Sun, 4 Feb '24
Celestial shape
Thu, 21 Dec '23
It's a ball
Mon, 11 Dec '23
Crystal ball, e.g.
Tue, 7 Nov '23
Mars … or a marble
Sun, 1 Oct '23
Poet's planet
Wed, 19 Jul '23
Fortuneteller's sphere
Fri, 7 Apr '23
"Foolery, sir, does walk about the ___ like the sun, it shines every where": Shak.
Fri, 20 Jan '23
Crystal object featured in Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi," the most expensive painting ever sold
Wed, 14 Dec '22
56-Down, e.g.
Wed, 17 Aug '22
Planet, to a poet
Thu, 11 Aug '22
High ball?
Mon, 25 Apr '22
Spherical shape
Wed, 13 Apr '22
Poet's sphere
Sat, 19 Feb '22
Earth, poetically
Mon, 10 Jan '22
Sphere
Sun, 19 Dec '21
Christmas ornament, often
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Scepter topper
Fri, 15 Oct '21
Pluto, e.g.
Thu, 12 Aug '21
Globe
Wed, 21 Jul '21
Globe
Thu, 8 Jul '21
Baseball, e.g.
Fri, 2 Jul '21
Scepter topper
Fri, 11 Jun '21
Bit of royal regalia
Thu, 29 Apr '21
Globe
Fri, 19 Feb '21
The sun or the moon
Wed, 3 Feb '21
Mercury or Venus, e.g.