A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

METES

Fri, 9 Feb '24
Gives (out)
Fri, 15 Dec '23
Hands (out)
Mon, 2 Oct '23
Distributes, with "out"
Wed, 2 Aug '23
Hands (out)
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Passes (out)
Mon, 16 Jan '23
Parcels (out)