A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TVAD

Sun, 4 Aug '24
Spot to watch, in brief
Sun, 29 May '22
Part of a big media campaign
Wed, 18 Aug '21
Campaign expense
Sun, 25 Apr '21
Spot between programs, e.g.
Wed, 7 Apr '21
Show stopper
Thu, 1 Apr '21
Something often skipped using a DVR