A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MET

Mon, 11 Nov '24
Ran into
Sun, 22 Sep '24
Popular gala venue, with "the"
Thu, 19 Sep '24
Mr. ___ (baseball mascot)
Sun, 15 Sep '24
Bumped into
Mon, 2 Sep '24
Museum in N.Y.C.'s Central Park, with "the"
Tue, 20 Aug '24
Got together
Sun, 11 Aug '24
Had a session
Tue, 14 May '24
Queens ballplayer
Sun, 12 May '24
Zoomed, perhaps
Thu, 14 Mar '24
Player at Citi Field
Thu, 28 Sep '23
Shook hands, say
Mon, 24 Jul '23
Intersected
Sat, 15 Jul '23
Got with
Sun, 28 May '23
Annual gala host, with "the"
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Rendezvoused
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Matched
Mon, 27 Feb '23
Largest art museum in the Americas, with "the"
Mon, 31 Oct '22
Connected with
Mon, 15 Aug '22
Was introduced to
Mon, 18 Oct '21
Ran across
Wed, 4 Aug '21
Crossed
Sat, 1 May '21
Came across
Sun, 28 Mar '21
Rendezvoused
Wed, 24 Feb '21
Was introduced to
Thu, 21 Jan '21
Where to find the Egyptian Temple of Dendur, with "the"