A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TROD

Sat, 28 Feb '26
Put one's foot down
Sun, 3 Aug '25
Trampled (on)
Wed, 26 Feb '25
Stepped (on)
Wed, 26 Jul '23
Walked (on)
Mon, 29 May '23
Walked (on)
Wed, 15 Mar '23
Walked (on)
Fri, 20 Jan '23
Put one's foot down
Mon, 25 Jul '22
Trampled (on)
Wed, 23 Mar '22
Stepped
Thu, 19 Aug '21
Walked
Sat, 15 May '21
Took some steps