A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SHRED

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