A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AVERT

Sat, 8 Feb '25
Turn away
Sun, 13 Oct '24
Turn away
Fri, 16 Aug '24
Forestall
Sun, 11 Aug '24
Keep from happening
Thu, 25 Jul '24
Head off
Tue, 9 Apr '24
Stave off
Sun, 10 Dec '23
Stave off
Tue, 21 Nov '23
Prevent, as a crisis
Fri, 14 Oct '22
Manage to stop
Sun, 3 Jul '22
Stave off
Sun, 3 Apr '22
Turn aside
Thu, 27 Jan '22
Head off
Fri, 30 Jul '21
Fend off
Mon, 8 Mar '21
Prevent, as disaster