A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OBEYS

Sun, 22 Mar '26
Excels at Simon Says, say
Mon, 25 Aug '25
Follows orders
Tue, 17 Dec '24
Does as instructed
Wed, 1 May '24
Falls in line
Sun, 8 Jan '23
Follows
Mon, 5 Dec '22
Earns a dog treat, say
Thu, 14 Apr '22
Falls into line
Mon, 31 May '21
Follows, as orders