A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HADAT

Tue, 28 May '24
Vigorously tackled
Fri, 8 Mar '24
Attacked
Sun, 22 Oct '23
Went for
Wed, 19 Jul '23
Began devouring, say
Wed, 14 Sep '22
Tore into
Tue, 25 May '21
Attacked
Sun, 28 Feb '21
Lit into