A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ONTOP

Thu, 22 May '25
Seeded #1, say
Thu, 10 Apr '25
Good way to come out
Mon, 17 Jun '24
In first place
Fri, 28 Jul '23
Winning
Sun, 25 Jun '23
Leading
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Ranked #1
Thu, 23 Feb '23
Leading
Wed, 24 Aug '22
Winning
Wed, 27 Jul '22
#1 in the rankings
Thu, 19 May '22
In first place
Thu, 22 Apr '21
Winning