A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ROTS

Wed, 16 Apr '25
Goes to hell
Mon, 24 Mar '25
Goes bad, as fruit
Tue, 28 Jan '25
Doesn't keep
Mon, 4 Nov '24
Deteriorates, like old wood
Fri, 12 Jul '24
Turns, perhaps
Sun, 26 May '24
Breaks down
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Turns, in a sense
Thu, 22 Dec '22
Goes bad
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Doesn't keep
Tue, 7 Jun '22
Goes bad
Sun, 21 Nov '21
Goes to hell