as in laziness
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities
the inertia that grips so many of the club's members is the reason why nothing ever gets done
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Recent Examples of inertia
And the inertia of dark things is stronger than any law of physics.
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Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
If there is no inertia, frequency fails and the power system goes down.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
As most big Swiss watch houses follow their own strange inertia into the 21st century, perhaps Universal Genève not having danced with the marketplace over the past three decades affords the freedom to get up on stage and just crank out the 20th-century jams.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
All this career inertia isn’t just bad for Hollywood’s younger workforce.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
If there is no inertia, frequency fails and the power system goes down.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
As most big Swiss watch houses follow their own strange inertia into the 21st century, perhaps Universal Genève not having danced with the marketplace over the past three decades affords the freedom to get up on stage and just crank out the 20th-century jams.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
All this career inertia isn’t just bad for Hollywood’s younger workforce.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inertia
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“Inertia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertia. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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