as in inertia
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities
a youth inclined more toward sloth than athletics
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Recent Examples of sloth
The animals include Maple the sloth, Casper the albino iguana and Aphrodite the boa constrictor.
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The sanctuary also has two bobcats, six sloths, lemurs, capybaras, a caracal, a Geoffroy’s cat, birds of prey — and three kangaroos.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
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What do horses, armadillos, sloths, and tapirs all have in common?
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
The aquatic sloth Thalassocnus even evolved marine adaptations similar to manatees.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The sanctuary also has two bobcats, six sloths, lemurs, capybaras, a caracal, a Geoffroy’s cat, birds of prey — and three kangaroos.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news
What do horses, armadillos, sloths, and tapirs all have in common?
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
The aquatic sloth Thalassocnus even evolved marine adaptations similar to manatees.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloth
inertia
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Another is that cultural and societal inertia tends to spell slow adoption.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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At an organizational level, the prevailing culture can also entrench certain paths, sidelining new ideas, and leading to institutional inertia.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
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“Sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloth. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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