A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MAT

Fri, 29 Dec '23
Dojo surface
Wed, 22 Nov '23
It might say "Welcome"
Tue, 3 Oct '23
Bit of yoga equipment
Sun, 9 Jul '23
Easily removable part of a car's interior
Mon, 24 Apr '23
Foldable part of a Twister game
Tue, 21 Mar '23
Step on it!
Sat, 20 Aug '22
Locale for a pin
Sun, 3 Oct '21
Something stretched out in a yoga class
Fri, 27 Aug '21
Something you might flip over
Mon, 11 Jan '21
It can be used for welcoming or wrestling