A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WON

Fri, 19 Jul '24
Currency equivalent to 100 jeon
Sun, 12 Nov '23
Emerged as a victor
Tue, 10 Jan '23
Triumphed
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Currency for the prize on "Squid Game"
Tue, 12 Apr '22
Prevailed
Sun, 27 Feb '22
Broke the finish line ribbon
Fri, 8 Oct '21
Earned
Wed, 22 Sep '21
Got the gold
Sun, 1 Aug '21
Finished first
Thu, 1 Jul '21
South Korean currency
Tue, 13 Apr '21
Took the checkered flag