A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

LASE

Tue, 31 Mar '26
Produce coherent light
Sun, 15 Mar '26
Operate on with light
Mon, 18 Aug '25
Zap, in a way
Sat, 19 Apr '25
Lightly cut?
Fri, 10 Jan '25
Do some light work?
Sun, 31 Mar '24
Do some light work on?
Thu, 25 May '23
Hit light-ly?
Mon, 31 Oct '22
Zap, as a cornea
Wed, 4 May '22
Blast with a beam of photons
Wed, 20 Apr '22
Use a beam on, as for cutting
Mon, 25 Jan '21
Zap with a light beam