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the amount of work that is expected to be done
Students complained about the heavy workload.
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Recent Examples of workload
Geekbench helps paint a broader picture of how the silicon might behave across a range of everyday CPU-heavy workloads.
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Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The results demonstrated that the innovative tech can ease volunteer workloads by moving heavy equipment, saving time, and reaching difficult areas.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Duties include building functioning modeling simulations, developing software tools and testing graphic workloads.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
That's the workload for Allen Park Cabrini kicker Madi Smith, who this season has become the first female kicker in Cabrini football history.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The results demonstrated that the innovative tech can ease volunteer workloads by moving heavy equipment, saving time, and reaching difficult areas.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Duties include building functioning modeling simulations, developing software tools and testing graphic workloads.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
That's the workload for Allen Park Cabrini kicker Madi Smith, who this season has become the first female kicker in Cabrini football history.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
Noun
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This dual-purpose design requires exceptional stiffness, vibration control, and precision engineering, allowing heavy highway loads and high-speed rail traffic to share the same structure safely.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Short model has a maximum rear load of 70 kg (154 lb), which can heft groceries/gear or carry up to two kids on optional seating.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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All active-duty personnel stay on the job, but nearly half of the Department of War's 741,477 civilian employees could face furloughs.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Arenas was on duty staffing an ambulance in the city that morning when reports came in of people trapped inside a building that was on fire.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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What makes the task ahead even more daunting is that the Aces know not to be complacent.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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No more staring at 50 tasks and trying to prioritize.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And now more employees are finding that talking about it at work can be, too.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Composure personified, underpinned by tremendous work rate.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Your entire life is tied to your job.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Some have said the move could have a positive impact on job opportunities.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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