A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NERF

Sat, 6 Jul '24
Material in some sports equipment
Wed, 5 Jun '24
Maker of squishy balls
Sun, 31 Dec '23
Brand owned by Hasbro
Fri, 25 Mar '22
Squishy material
Mon, 29 Nov '21
Kind of ball it's hard to hurt anyone with
Wed, 25 Aug '21
Material for toy darts
Sun, 4 Apr '21
Super Soaker Soakzooka brand