A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AVOWS

Sun, 22 Mar '26
States for the record
Wed, 16 Jul '25
Boldly attests
Mon, 26 May '25
Firmly declares
Fri, 1 Nov '24
Swears
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Swears
Wed, 9 Mar '22
Declares openly