A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SMITE

Tue, 16 Apr '24
Exact godly vengeance on
Sun, 4 Jun '23
Strike
Fri, 7 Apr '23
Whack, biblically
Thu, 6 Jan '22
Strike down
Tue, 4 Jan '22
Strike from the Bible?
Wed, 23 Jun '21
Strike hard, in the Bible