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Recent Examples of sloth This allows her team to analyze when the sloth osteoderms were likely modified. Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 This illustration provided by researchers depicts a person carving an osteoderm from a giant sloth in Brazil about 25,000 to 27,000 years ago. CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024 Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Other than the sloth, whose smile is pretty much permanently attached, the non-human animal most associated with smiling is the bottlenose dolphin. Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 Even though the sloth ended up in a place it wasn't supposed to be, it was swiftly returned to its home. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sloth 

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“Sloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloth. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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