A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

VEER

Fri, 27 Dec '24
Take quite a turn
Wed, 29 May '24
Turn off course
Sun, 23 Apr '23
Swerve
Fri, 7 Oct '22
Zig or zag
Mon, 4 Apr '22
Go off course suddenly
Tue, 20 Apr '21
Careen
Tue, 30 Mar '21
Swerve (into)