A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HAIL

Fri, 14 Mar '25
It comes down hard
Fri, 8 Nov '24
It comes down hard
Thu, 1 Aug '24
Signal to stop, say
Sat, 5 Nov '22
"Peas" or "golf balls"
Thu, 17 Feb '22
Flag down
Thu, 25 Nov '21
Praise loudly
Fri, 24 Sep '21
Give kudos to
Sun, 23 May '21
Greet grandly
Fri, 22 Jan '21
Bad fall?