A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SPEND

Sun, 15 Feb '26
Shell out
Fri, 24 Oct '25
Lay out
Tue, 10 Jun '25
Buy things
Sun, 20 Apr '25
Go on a spree
Sun, 3 Sep '23
Fork over
Thu, 16 Mar '23
Hit the mall, say
Tue, 21 Feb '23
Go on a shopping spree
Tue, 7 Feb '23
Opposite of save
Thu, 25 Nov '21
Devote, as time
Sun, 8 Aug '21
Devote