A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SHRED

Sun, 30 Jun '24
What surfers and guitarists can do, in slang
Mon, 20 May '24
Rip to pieces
Tue, 5 Mar '24
Tear to bits
Sun, 5 Feb '23
Turn into confetti
Fri, 20 Jan '23
Play a mean guitar, slangily
Sat, 10 Dec '22
Whit
Sat, 3 Dec '22
Prepare, as chicken for tacos
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Turn into confetti
Fri, 12 Aug '22
Bit
Mon, 4 Apr '22
Rip into bits
Fri, 23 Jul '21
Iota