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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
Any reduction in staff at the NRC would come at a time when the commission faces a heavy workload.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Additionally, Canada Post is proposing a dynamic routing model for its urban unit, in which where routes are planned and optimized daily to align workloads, prevent the overburdening of employees with volumes and create more predictable service for customers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Meanwhile, Windows 11 OS brings the Copilot assistant to your fingertips, lessening your workload by summarizing key notes from documents, emails, and web pages, and generating text and images with just a few clicks.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
Review workloads with your managers to ensure employees are engaged in challenging, purposeful tasks aligned with your organizational goals.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Additionally, Canada Post is proposing a dynamic routing model for its urban unit, in which where routes are planned and optimized daily to align workloads, prevent the overburdening of employees with volumes and create more predictable service for customers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
Meanwhile, Windows 11 OS brings the Copilot assistant to your fingertips, lessening your workload by summarizing key notes from documents, emails, and web pages, and generating text and images with just a few clicks.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 22 May 2025
Review workloads with your managers to ensure employees are engaged in challenging, purposeful tasks aligned with your organizational goals.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for workload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
Noun
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User Experience Vibe coding can add cognitive load for users by introducing unnecessary steps.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In this case, wing flexibility is a crucial way to create more aerodynamic load.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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In its ruling, the court said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump invoked to impose the tariffs, does not authorize a president to levy universal duties on imports.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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The federal court ruling aimed at striking down the majority of President Donald Trump's tariffs could force the government to pay back billions of dollars in import duties that have already been collected.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The report found that instead, AI can enrich automatable jobs by freeing up employees from tedious tasks to practice more complex skills and decision making.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Baking Soda Lowe's has plenty of household basics, like baking soda, which comes in handy during many cleaning tasks.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The Leo full moon on the 12th encourages you to step into the spotlight, especially in your work or daily routines.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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For somebody just graduating from college, entry-level work is the name of the game.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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While the April jobs reading was better than expected, a separate reading from ADP this week showed private sector hiring hit its lowest level in more than two years.—
Ali McCadden,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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While discussing what jobs Ballerina stars Ian McShane, Norman Reedus, and Ana de Armas held before becoming actors on Wednesday's episode of her eponymous talk show, the American Idol was surprised to learn that Reedus, formerly a cleaner, remains a neat freak.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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