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
It's become the boy who cried wolf, bear, moose, badger, wombat, elephant, natterjack toad, mandrel, meerkat, blue whale, lesser skink, prairie dog, ferret, wildebeest, dingo, tree kangaroo, sloth, anteater, blue-footed booby, Norwegian Blue, and half the catalog in the Museum of Natural History.
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New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Hiking is also one of the best ways to spot the park's wildlife, including howler monkeys, sloths, jaguarundis, parrots, and tapirs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
But the chief human resources officer at $62 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive is hitting back that young staffers aren’t the career sloths some typecast them to be.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
From a cat that accidentally made a worldwide journey in a shipping container to a sloth giving birth in a rare public display, all kinds of animals made the news in Minnesota this year.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
Hiking is also one of the best ways to spot the park's wildlife, including howler monkeys, sloths, jaguarundis, parrots, and tapirs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
But the chief human resources officer at $62 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive is hitting back that young staffers aren’t the career sloths some typecast them to be.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
From a cat that accidentally made a worldwide journey in a shipping container to a sloth giving birth in a rare public display, all kinds of animals made the news in Minnesota this year.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloth
inertia
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Larger tires increase rotational inertia and lengthen the lever arm between hub and road, forcing the braking system to work harder.—
Bryan Rogala,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The only thing that could work against it at this point is inertia—and enthusiasm for Sinners, a smash hit that picked up the most Oscar nominations this year and seems to engender a similar amount of love in the room at every industry event.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloth. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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