A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MEAN

Mon, 23 Jan '23
5, for the set [2, 4, 6, 8]
Mon, 19 Sep '22
Signify
Sun, 12 Jun '22
Far from friendly
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Something to regress to
Tue, 6 Jul '21
Signify
Fri, 2 Jul '21
Average
Thu, 4 Feb '21
Average