A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MADAM

Sun, 5 Nov '23
Term of address that becomes less formal when its middle letter is removed
Fri, 12 May '23
Polite thing to call someone
Mon, 8 May '23
"___, I'm Adam" (palindrome)
Sat, 3 Dec '22
___ Secretary
Tue, 1 Nov '22
"___ Chair" (term of address at a meeting)
Sat, 7 May '22
___ C. J. Walker, first American woman to become a self-made millionaire, per Guinness
Fri, 25 Mar '22
Palindromic title
Sun, 30 Jan '22
___ President
Wed, 7 Jul '21
Palindromic term of address
Sat, 1 May '21
Part of a diplomatic address, maybe