A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RIOTS

Mon, 28 Jul '25
Comical sorts
Sun, 23 Feb '25
Hoots
Tue, 31 Dec '24
Unruly uprisings
Sun, 24 Sep '23
Is revolting
Sun, 19 Sep '21
Screams
Wed, 28 Apr '21
Hoots
Tue, 2 Feb '21
Responses of "the unheard," per Martin Luther King Jr.