A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ACED

Wed, 28 Feb '24
Nailed
Sun, 25 Feb '24
Nailed
Mon, 12 Feb '24
Got an A+ on
Sun, 5 Nov '23
Crushed (it)
Mon, 25 Sep '23
Passed with flying colors
Wed, 26 Jul '23
Nailed
Tue, 4 Jul '23
Passed with flying colors
Thu, 20 Apr '23
Served flawlessly?
Fri, 31 Mar '23
Crushed
Mon, 20 Jun '22
Got 100% on
Sun, 29 May '22
Nailed
Tue, 14 Dec '21
Got an A on
Wed, 1 Sep '21
Performed very well on
Wed, 21 Jul '21
Got an A+ on
Fri, 28 May '21
Didn't just excel on