A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FLEE

Fri, 6 Oct '23
Cut out
Wed, 14 Jun '23
Get out of Dodge, say
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Take off
Wed, 7 Dec '22
Get out fast
Sun, 12 Dec '21
Hightail it
Thu, 13 May '21
Scram
Sat, 16 Jan '21
Make tracks