A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

GNAW

Thu, 28 Sep '23
Nag (at)
Sun, 3 Sep '23
Bother, with "at"
Sun, 27 Aug '23
Chew
Sun, 23 Jul '23
Nibble (on)
Wed, 8 Mar '23
Chew (on)
Sun, 24 Apr '22
Chew (on)
Wed, 2 Feb '22
Chew (on)
Sun, 4 Jul '21
Eat (at)
Sat, 27 Mar '21
Trouble, with "at"
Tue, 16 Mar '21
Irk, with "at"