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
Wendt's has an animal experience to meet the park's sloths and capybaras up close.
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
More memorable returning characters include Clawhauser (Nate Torrence), a fellow police officer and cheetah who loves to snack, and Flash (Raymond Persi), the sloth who works at the Department of Mammal Vehicles, also seem to be returning to the new movie.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
At Miami, Ward stood behind his offensive line and slung deep balls with the urgency of a strong-armed sloth.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
As their habitats become increasingly fragmented, sloths are forced to make more ground crossings to reach the safety of the next tree.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
More memorable returning characters include Clawhauser (Nate Torrence), a fellow police officer and cheetah who loves to snack, and Flash (Raymond Persi), the sloth who works at the Department of Mammal Vehicles, also seem to be returning to the new movie.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Sep. 2025
At Miami, Ward stood behind his offensive line and slung deep balls with the urgency of a strong-armed sloth.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
As their habitats become increasingly fragmented, sloths are forced to make more ground crossings to reach the safety of the next tree.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloth
inertia
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Funny, though, that this movie could be viewed as the flip side of Causeway, a quiet drama that’s also about a woman at a crossroads who snaps out of her inertia thanks to meeting a kindly stranger.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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Where the first half of the 1600 conversation explored how young men are drifting toward the right through grievance, alienation and algorithmic content, this installment challenges Democrats to confront their own inertia.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloth. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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