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 presence of the sloths, though, caused the local police in Guardamar del Segura to issue their own warning.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
The eagle may have just seen these humans as another primate—a common food item, though their main prey is usually sloths, Miranda says.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
The preserve is home to wild cats, anteaters, armadillos, and sloths.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
The eagle may have just seen these humans as another primate—a common food item, though their main prey is usually sloths, Miranda says.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
The preserve is home to wild cats, anteaters, armadillos, and sloths.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloth
inertia
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This might look like prolonged dependence on parents for housing and finances, difficulty committing to work or education, avoidance of romantic or social commitments or a general inertia around planning for the future.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Driven by the balance between gravity and inertia, the weight shifts automatically as vibrations change.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloth. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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