A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ATOLL

Tue, 2 Apr '24
Lagoon-forming landform
Fri, 29 Dec '23
Many a Coral Sea island
Mon, 7 Aug '23
Ring-shaped reef
Sun, 18 Jun '23
Ring-shaped reef
Fri, 19 May '23
Key ring?
Fri, 28 Apr '23
Coral arrangement
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Ring-shaped island
Mon, 9 Jan '23
Coral islet chain
Wed, 11 May '22
Island like Kiritimati
Wed, 27 Apr '22
Ring around a lagoon
Thu, 10 Mar '22
Volcanic vestige
Wed, 14 Jul '21
Bikini, e.g.