A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

POD

Fri, 14 Nov '25
Group of whales
Wed, 24 Sep '25
Capsule
Fri, 19 Sep '25
Way out in space
Thu, 26 Jun '25
Lead-in to cast
Thu, 12 Jun '25
Edible part of okra
Fri, 2 May '25
Seal team?
Tue, 15 Oct '24
Group of whales
Sat, 29 Jun '24
Exploding part of a touch-me-not
Mon, 20 May '24
Holder of peas
Fri, 26 Apr '24
Storage unit
Thu, 25 Apr '24
Where peas are queued?
Wed, 17 Apr '24
Escape vessel
Mon, 9 Oct '23
Pea container
Sat, 1 Jul '23
Peeved, for short
Sun, 18 Jun '23
Keeper of the peas?
Sun, 2 Apr '23
Coffee maker insert
Sun, 21 Aug '22
Vanilla unit
Sun, 1 May '22
Air or Ear ender, in tech
Sat, 10 Jul '21
What a whale watcher may watch
Sun, 21 Feb '21
Pride : lions :: ___ : dolphins