A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TIPIN

Sun, 2 Mar '25
Hockey goal scored by deflecting an incoming puck
Wed, 5 Feb '25
Easy basket
Fri, 19 May '23
One-handed put-back shot
Mon, 12 Dec '22
Basketball rebound play
Thu, 16 Sep '21
Easy basket
Fri, 14 May '21
Easy two-pointer