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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This trip is for those who want to immerse themselves in a natural world full of sloths, monkeys, macaws, and toucans on the Osa Peninsula, one of the most biodiverse places on the planet.
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Researchers say that the abundance of horses at the site hints at what the landscape looked like around 500,000 years ago, while the assemblage as a whole — with armadillos, sloths, and tapirs as well as horses — reveals the trajectories of evolution throughout the period.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
The zoologist who first named the species did think the bears were related to tree sloths because of their long, thick claws and unusual teeth but later research found that the two animals had no connection.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
Gamboa is a vibrant green jungle town less than an hour’s drive from Panama City into the middle of the canal’s route teeming with capybaras, sloths, monkeys and crocodiles and sitting directly on the lake.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Researchers say that the abundance of horses at the site hints at what the landscape looked like around 500,000 years ago, while the assemblage as a whole — with armadillos, sloths, and tapirs as well as horses — reveals the trajectories of evolution throughout the period.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
The zoologist who first named the species did think the bears were related to tree sloths because of their long, thick claws and unusual teeth but later research found that the two animals had no connection.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
Gamboa is a vibrant green jungle town less than an hour’s drive from Panama City into the middle of the canal’s route teeming with capybaras, sloths, monkeys and crocodiles and sitting directly on the lake.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloth. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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