A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RELAY

Wed, 15 Oct '25
Race with an anchor
Thu, 9 Oct '25
Circuit switcher
Sun, 20 Jul '25
Race with an anchor
Fri, 25 Apr '25
Certain swimming event
Mon, 17 Oct '22
Race with a baton
Sat, 19 Feb '22
Get across
Mon, 7 Feb '22
Race with a baton
Sun, 11 Apr '21
With 18-Down, what has four legs and sprints?