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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 workloads
Top executives, however, are optimistic that the technology can continue to augment workloads rather than entirely displace human employees.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Mazzulla gave both of his top stars heavier-than-usual workloads.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Connors said Nvidia worked with Supermicro to configure and test the systems against heavy workloads so Supermicro could sell the products to customers.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Robinson added 17 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and a block, and both Mikal Bridges (23 minutes) and Josh Hart (28) saw lightened workloads as the Knicks made quick work of the Bulls on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Confronted with larger workloads and a shrinking headcount, AI — both the kind officially approved by companies and more surreptitious uses — has made its way via support staff into essential Hollywood workflows, including the creative development process.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
That kind of application optimization is impressive and suggests there's real potential for BOT to enhance workloads in different apps, but with it so selectively applied, enhancing benchmark results has the potential to be misleading.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
This likely results in special education teachers and specialists handling more cases, increasing workloads in a job category that’s already difficult to staff.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Firms are scrambling to add tax professionals, but with a relatively spares talent pool, that means heavier workloads for existing CPAs.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Mazzulla gave both of his top stars heavier-than-usual workloads.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Connors said Nvidia worked with Supermicro to configure and test the systems against heavy workloads so Supermicro could sell the products to customers.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Robinson added 17 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and a block, and both Mikal Bridges (23 minutes) and Josh Hart (28) saw lightened workloads as the Knicks made quick work of the Bulls on Friday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Confronted with larger workloads and a shrinking headcount, AI — both the kind officially approved by companies and more surreptitious uses — has made its way via support staff into essential Hollywood workflows, including the creative development process.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
That kind of application optimization is impressive and suggests there's real potential for BOT to enhance workloads in different apps, but with it so selectively applied, enhancing benchmark results has the potential to be misleading.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
This likely results in special education teachers and specialists handling more cases, increasing workloads in a job category that’s already difficult to staff.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Firms are scrambling to add tax professionals, but with a relatively spares talent pool, that means heavier workloads for existing CPAs.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workloads
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Once transported to the canyon, the modular components were assembled and put into place using one of the world’s largest cable cranes (cranes that move loads while suspended on cables), which spanned the gorge between the two towers.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to Archer Western, HDR’s design engineers failed to properly account for wind loads — including hurricane winds — in an initial, partial design for the signature bridge arches that the contractor used to calculate construction costs and time for its bid.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Aviators — who lost to the Renegades, 28-23, on Sunday — announced after Ginn's arrest that offensive coordinator Todd Haley would handle head coaching duties for the team, per Yahoo Sports.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Minesweeping duties were turned over to three littoral combat ships equipped with the mine-countermeasures package, but the location of those ships has not been disclosed.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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The company launched ClawBot in March, which appears as a contact within WeChat, allowing its over one billion monthly active users to connect directly with OpenClaw and execute tasks through the messaging interface.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Essential for tasks like guidance, this could help navigate things like submarines or deep-space probes without Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the future.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Clairton plant provides 1,200 manufacturing jobs and hundreds of millions in tax revenue to the area.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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New Gallup polling finds that while more employees are using AI frequently in their work, there’s been an uptick in alarm that new technologies will replace their jobs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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How scholars became aware of the Gimo archive, which includes nineteen works for mandolin, collected in Italy by the son of a Swedish iron manufacturer in 1762.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The exquisite works conceived by Taiwanese jeweler Cindy Chao for over two decades can trace their roots back two generations.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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