A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WORE

Fri, 23 Aug '24
Rocked, in a way
Tue, 13 Feb '24
Had on
Sat, 10 Feb '24
Rocked, so to speak
Mon, 27 Nov '23
Had on
Thu, 16 Feb '23
Put on
Tue, 18 Oct '22
Had on
Sun, 22 May '22
Tuckered (out)
Tue, 1 Feb '22
Became threadbare
Mon, 22 Nov '21
Had on
Sat, 20 Nov '21
Eroded
Sat, 24 Apr '21
Rocked, so to speak