A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

HID

Wed, 8 Nov '23
Went undercover
Sun, 13 Aug '23
Stashed
Fri, 17 Mar '23
Didn't seek, say
Wed, 7 Sep '22
Prepared for a surprise party, in a way
Sat, 12 Mar '22
Palmed, say
Thu, 24 Feb '22
Squirreled away
Thu, 14 Jan '21
Secreted
Thu, 31 Dec '20
Shrouded