A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MIST

Fri, 9 Aug '24
Ocean spray
Fri, 14 Jun '24
Feature of a rainforest canopy
Tue, 14 May '24
Fine rain
Thu, 7 Dec '23
Waterfall effect
Sun, 20 Aug '23
Drops in midair
Mon, 7 Aug '23
Fine setting on a hose nozzle
Tue, 13 Jun '23
Airdrops?
Sat, 1 Apr '23
Symbol of forgetfulness in Ishiguro's "The Buried Giant"
Sat, 28 Jan '23
Waterfall phenomenon
Sat, 7 Jan '23
Moisten, in a way
Sat, 29 Oct '22
Spritz
Tue, 18 Jan '22
Spray lightly
Mon, 20 Dec '21
Fine spray
Sat, 24 Jul '21
Airdrops?
Sat, 23 Jan '21
Sight in a produce aisle