A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLIM

Wed, 6 Nov '24
Dress shirt fit option
Mon, 16 Oct '23
Like the odds of getting dealt a royal flush
Wed, 26 Jul '23
Small, as chances
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Narrow
Mon, 13 Feb '23
Slender
Sat, 1 Oct '22
Rotten, as chances
Tue, 18 Jan '22
Not great, as chances
Sun, 9 Jan '22
See 88-Across
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Like the odds of finding a needle in a haystack
Fri, 25 Jun '21
Improbable
Tue, 22 Jun '21
Next to nothing, as a chance