A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOB

Sun, 3 Nov '24
Break down
Wed, 11 Sep '24
Break down
Sun, 28 Apr '24
Weep
Sat, 23 Mar '24
Blue belt?
Wed, 27 Sep '23
Let it all out, in a way
Tue, 18 Apr '23
Cry out loud
Thu, 16 Mar '23
Blubber
Fri, 6 Jan '23
Word with sister or story
Wed, 20 Jul '22
___ story
Mon, 18 Jul '22
Cry uncontrollably
Wed, 23 Feb '22
Cry hard
Sun, 26 Dec '21
Word with story or sister
Sun, 12 Sep '21
Have a good cry
Wed, 7 Apr '21
Have a bawl
Tue, 6 Apr '21
Kind of story
Wed, 17 Feb '21
Weep audibly