A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

MELEE

Sat, 21 Sep '24
A whole bunch of people in a row
Tue, 3 Sep '24
Fracas
Mon, 29 Jul '24
Fracas
Sun, 10 Mar '24
Battle royale
Fri, 3 Nov '23
More than a scuffle
Wed, 4 Oct '23
Free-for-all
Tue, 26 Sep '23
All-out brawl
Thu, 17 Nov '22
*Spike ___
Fri, 5 Aug '22
Fracas
Fri, 1 Jul '22
Rumpus
Sun, 12 Sep '21
Chaotic skirmish
Wed, 26 May '21
Hockey game interruption, maybe
Fri, 14 May '21
Hockey game highlight, for some