A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

VIES

Sun, 14 Jul '24
Contests
Wed, 13 Dec '23
Makes a play (for)
Sun, 24 Sep '23
Contests
Wed, 15 Feb '23
Competes (for)
Mon, 10 May '21
Fights (for)
Mon, 15 Mar '21
Strives for victory
Sun, 7 Feb '21
Goes head-to-head