A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PARK

Fri, 3 Nov '23
Get into a spot, perhaps
Wed, 3 May '23
Dog ___ (potential locale for a Pawmates meetup)
Sun, 4 Dec '22
Part of PRNDL
Thu, 27 Oct '22
Part of PRNDL
Thu, 30 Jun '22
Top gear?
Wed, 25 May '22
Green spot in a city
Sun, 15 May '22
Grant ___, northeast terminus of 114-Across
Mon, 24 Jan '22
Playground place
Sun, 8 Aug '21
Get into a lot
Tue, 3 Aug '21
Place to walk a dog
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Place name in Monopoly