A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DUEL

Fri, 15 Dec '23
Event at high noon
Tue, 31 Oct '23
Burr-versus-Hamilton face-off
Sun, 22 Oct '23
Face-off
Tue, 1 Aug '23
One-on-one combat
Sun, 21 May '23
Fencing face-off
Mon, 8 May '23
Burr-versus-Hamilton contest, e.g.
Sun, 20 Mar '22
Conflict taking a couple of seconds?