A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPED

Sun, 4 Feb '24
Zoomed
Mon, 11 Dec '23
Zoomed
Wed, 11 Oct '23
Risked a ticket, say
Tue, 18 Apr '23
Flew
Mon, 3 Apr '23
Did 70 in a 55 zone, e.g.
Sat, 18 Feb '23
Went quickly
Sun, 22 Jan '23
Went 90, say
Sat, 18 Jun '22
Hurtled
Wed, 29 Dec '21
Hastened
Wed, 25 Aug '21
Exceeded the legal limit
Fri, 20 Aug '21
Catalyzed, with "up"
Fri, 19 Feb '21
Whizzed (by)
Sun, 3 Jan '21
Went fast