A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SWAT

Wed, 8 Jan '25
Sacrifice a fly?
Tue, 23 Jul '24
Give a thwack
Sat, 23 Sep '23
Beat the buzzer?
Mon, 27 Mar '23
Flatten, as a fly
Sun, 19 Feb '23
Whack
Thu, 2 Dec '21
Thwack
Wed, 30 Dec '20
Give a "Whap!"