A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MEETS

Mon, 18 Nov '24
Adheres to, as a deadline
Mon, 21 Oct '24
Makes, as a deadline
Wed, 21 Aug '24
Events at which you try not to lose track?
Mon, 12 Jun '23
Swim competitions
Sun, 13 Nov '22
Measures up to
Sat, 1 Oct '22
They may include dashes
Fri, 1 Jul '22
"Heated" events
Sun, 22 May '22
Zooms with, maybe
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Pool competitions