A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SMASH

Fri, 6 Jun '25
Runaway hit
Thu, 30 May '24
Major hit
Wed, 15 May '24
Break into pieces
Thu, 23 Nov '23
"Hulk" action
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Tremendous success
Wed, 16 Feb '22
Big hit