A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TORE

Sun, 10 Dec '23
Rent
Fri, 5 May '23
Went like a bat out of hell
Fri, 3 Mar '23
Streaked
Fri, 30 Sep '22
Rent
Sun, 25 Sep '22
Moved fast
Wed, 1 Dec '21
Ripped
Sat, 9 Oct '21
Ripped
Tue, 22 Jun '21
Went 90, say
Sat, 27 Mar '21
Bolted
Sun, 28 Feb '21
Hightailed it