A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOP

Fri, 29 Mar '24
Drench
Sat, 20 Jan '24
Saturate
Wed, 27 Dec '23
Soak (up)
Sun, 30 Jul '23
Soak (up)
Fri, 5 May '23
Appeasement
Tue, 11 Apr '23
Soak (up)
Thu, 14 Apr '22
Drench
Tue, 20 Jul '21
Soak (up)
Wed, 7 Jul '21
Soak (up)
Tue, 22 Jun '21
Soak (up), as gravy
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Bread for dipping
Thu, 4 Feb '21
Soak up