A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ORELSE

Fri, 28 Mar '25
Menacing words
Mon, 23 Dec '24
Ending words of an ultimatum
Tue, 30 Jul '24
End of a threat
Mon, 24 Jul '23
Ominous end of a threat
Fri, 16 Dec '22
Unnamed alternative
Fri, 19 Feb '21
Threatening words
Tue, 9 Feb '21
End of an ultimatum
Sun, 24 Jan '21
End of a threat