A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RATED

Mon, 1 Dec '25
Assigned stars, say
Sat, 18 Oct '25
Was worthy of
Tue, 11 Feb '25
Like movies, by reviewers
Sun, 23 Jun '24
Put a value on
Thu, 9 Nov '23
Follower of G or X
Wed, 14 Sep '22
Like bonds and Bond films
Fri, 13 May '22
Given a number, maybe