A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

RIDS

Sun, 11 Aug '24
Purges
Fri, 26 Apr '24
Purges
Sun, 18 Feb '24
Purges
Mon, 25 Dec '23
Frees (of)
Tue, 4 Apr '23
Relieves, as of a burden
Sun, 26 Mar '23
Clears (of)
Sat, 31 Dec '22
Purges
Tue, 20 Dec '22
Clears (of)
Mon, 21 Nov '22
Purges (of)
Fri, 12 Aug '22
Purges
Sun, 18 Apr '21
Frees (of)