A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DREW

Sun, 15 Sep '24
Picked a card
Sat, 18 May '24
Was selected to face, as in a tournament
Tue, 25 Jul '23
Doodled, say
Mon, 24 Oct '22
Sketched
Fri, 19 Aug '22
Acted sketchy?
Mon, 30 May '22
Picked a card
Sun, 28 Nov '21
Started a turn, perhaps
Tue, 23 Nov '21
Picked a card
Sun, 14 Nov '21
Used colored pencils, say
Fri, 22 Oct '21
Participated in a pistol duel
Thu, 23 Sep '21
Didn't win or lose
Mon, 6 Sep '21
Did a sketch