A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TANK

Mon, 7 Apr '25
Vehicle with a gun turret
Sun, 23 Feb '25
Fail ignominiously, as at the box office
Fri, 27 Dec '24
Hot weather wear
Thu, 14 Nov '24
Drop precipitously, as a stock price
Sun, 25 Aug '24
Deliberately try to fail, informally
Sun, 7 Apr '24
Fail miserably
Fri, 17 Nov '23
Fail precipitately, in slang
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Go down in flames
Sun, 4 Jun '23
Word with gas or think
Sat, 9 Jul '22
Bit of summer wear, informally
Sat, 23 Oct '21
Fail badly
Thu, 7 Oct '21
Lose value quickly
Fri, 19 Feb '21
Sleeveless top, informally
Fri, 12 Feb '21
Fail miserably