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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
Tang noted that rising AI workloads worldwide are increasing electricity demand, reinforcing the urgency of clean energy breakthroughs.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Apple is positioning the M5 Pro and M5 Max as a real step up for heavier workloads, especially AI.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
For tasks like these, Callosum says, its system can deliver twice the accuracy, sevenfold faster performance, and at a fourfold lower cost compared with running the same workloads on identical hardware.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Fried and Warren are also coming off career-high workloads, while Weathers and Gil have notable injury histories.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Meta plans to forge ahead with its own in-house custom AI chip efforts and will continue to purchase from Nvidia, with the chips being used to support different workloads.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
While city officials are hopeful the software will streamline officers’ workloads, digital advocacy groups have raised concerns over the software’s lack of transparency.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
The strikers complained of unmanageable workloads and accused the hospitals of trying to chip away at health benefits.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 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
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Apple is positioning the M5 Pro and M5 Max as a real step up for heavier workloads, especially AI.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
For tasks like these, Callosum says, its system can deliver twice the accuracy, sevenfold faster performance, and at a fourfold lower cost compared with running the same workloads on identical hardware.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Fried and Warren are also coming off career-high workloads, while Weathers and Gil have notable injury histories.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
Meta plans to forge ahead with its own in-house custom AI chip efforts and will continue to purchase from Nvidia, with the chips being used to support different workloads.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
While city officials are hopeful the software will streamline officers’ workloads, digital advocacy groups have raised concerns over the software’s lack of transparency.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
The strikers complained of unmanageable workloads and accused the hospitals of trying to chip away at health benefits.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 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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Managing airflow, structural loads, and engine performance in this regime requires careful testing, which is why developers typically expand speed limits gradually during early flight campaigns.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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The lobby, with its bar, vintage photo booth, and live event space, acts as the hotel’s social heartbeat with loads of good company.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the interim, a provisional three-member leadership council assumes the supreme leader's duties until a replacement is formally appointed.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Wells pulled at least half of her staff to work the outbreak response on top of their other daily duties.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Take a break from mundane tasks and escape into your own world, where you will not be bothered.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Banks in the latter half of the 20th century were able to automate some of the tasks performed by accountants and bookkeepers, and the rise of the ATM initially reduced the number of bank tellers.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Alpha and Stellaris will together create thousands of jobs and supplier contracts for European manufacturers and engineers, from construction and manufacturing to advanced electrical, magnet systems, and more.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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That is a deep cut, even for the tech industry, which bulked up during the pandemic and has been shedding thousands of jobs in recent months.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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All those years of spilt juice and milk, of sandy or muddy footprints, of hands sticky from snacks and art works—no deep cleaning would make the fabric look new again.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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The play concerns an average guy named Berenger (a character name that Ionesco used in other works, and who seems to share some background details with the playwright) who sees the people around him acting strangely and spouting odd sentiments.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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