A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DEAD

Mon, 15 Sep '25
Out of battery juice
Wed, 23 Jul '25
Out of juice
Tue, 25 Feb '25
Completely used up, as a battery
Mon, 30 Dec '24
Exhausted, metaphorically
Tue, 15 Oct '24
Overwhelmed by hilarity, hyperbolically speaking
Wed, 7 Aug '24
Opposite of hopping
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Like a doornail, it's said
Sun, 30 Oct '22
Out of juice
Sat, 13 Nov '21
Needing to be charged
Tue, 14 Sep '21
Kaput
Tue, 1 Jun '21
Unexciting, as a bar scene