A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SEXES

Thu, 24 Oct '24
Makes more alluring, with "up"
Tue, 13 Feb '24
Spices (up)
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Makes more attractive, with "up"
Fri, 4 Nov '22
Battle of the ___
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Palindromic battlers