A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SLIM

Tue, 28 Oct '25
Word before chance or pickings
Mon, 13 Oct '25
Like your chances of winning the lottery
Mon, 10 Feb '25
Unlikely, as odds
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