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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
At the same time, your routine or workload could be demanding more from you than usual.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
With Glasner managing player workloads ahead of the second leg in Palace’s UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final at home against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday, attacking assets from his squad are off the menu.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Even by Nashville’s run-yourself-ragged standards, Troy Cartwright’s workload stands out.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Google Cloud continues to grow rapidly, capturing enterprise workloads as businesses accelerate their AI buildouts.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 1 May 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
With Glasner managing player workloads ahead of the second leg in Palace’s UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final at home against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday, attacking assets from his squad are off the menu.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Even by Nashville’s run-yourself-ragged standards, Troy Cartwright’s workload stands out.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2026
Google Cloud continues to grow rapidly, capturing enterprise workloads as businesses accelerate their AI buildouts.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
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For a while, we’re cheered at the prospect that Karl Urban might lighten the movie’s load with his meta ironic balsa-wood Don Johnson presence.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Since 2023, McLane routes using this technology logged 280,000 autonomous miles in Texas, covering 1,400 loads delivered to restaurants.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Congress has a constitutional duty here.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Prosecutors said Schroer’s posts were intended to retaliate against Noem and Bondi over the performance of their official duties while serving in office.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Choose one task to complete and give yourself a break after.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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Raman’s task was perhaps the hardest.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Another issue, Nikpay said, is that some pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers charge healthcare providers large fees for this 340B work, which can reduce the provider’s savings on those drug prices.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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In the video, published in 2024 and noted in the lawsuit, James references the original sketch work for Neytiri.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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His dad, inspired by Barker, recently quit his job as a psychiatric nurse practitioner to become a full-time screenwriter.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The anchor was there to do a job and was being as professional as can be, and that wasn't necessarily reciprocated.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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