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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
Putting on the Halloween show together every year proves challenging for the team at The Kelly Clarkson Show, who are often planning for the special while juggling their regular workloads.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Existing data centers need to be upgraded to handle AI workloads, leading to the giant outlays, said Melissa Otto, head of research for investment research service S&P Global Visible Alpha.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Those runs are paused during the day, when inference workloads increase.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
However, Azure and Google have recently been expanding faster, fueled by surging demand for AI workloads.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In an answer about Stefon Diggs’ performance last Sunday against Cleveland, Mike Vrabel suggested the team will be curbing the workloads of a few veteran players in practice.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Azure and Google Cloud have been growing faster of late, driven by a boom in artificial intelligence workloads.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
As environments become more isolated, security teams need high-visibility solutions that work across containers, workloads, and application programming interfaces (APIs).
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
According to official sources, the facility will power artificial-intelligence workloads and high-end model training, provide computing infrastructure for 5G networks, the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and e-commerce, and serve as part of the region’s backbone for international data flows.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Existing data centers need to be upgraded to handle AI workloads, leading to the giant outlays, said Melissa Otto, head of research for investment research service S&P Global Visible Alpha.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Those runs are paused during the day, when inference workloads increase.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2025
However, Azure and Google have recently been expanding faster, fueled by surging demand for AI workloads.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
In an answer about Stefon Diggs’ performance last Sunday against Cleveland, Mike Vrabel suggested the team will be curbing the workloads of a few veteran players in practice.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Azure and Google Cloud have been growing faster of late, driven by a boom in artificial intelligence workloads.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
As environments become more isolated, security teams need high-visibility solutions that work across containers, workloads, and application programming interfaces (APIs).
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
According to official sources, the facility will power artificial-intelligence workloads and high-end model training, provide computing infrastructure for 5G networks, the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and e-commerce, and serve as part of the region’s backbone for international data flows.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workloads
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All loads easier than wrangling an ungainly bird half the table doesn’t really much care for anyway (what?—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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The value of walnuts spiked last year after cratering in the years prior, but relatively small loads of walnuts still sell for modest prices.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, there have been some quiet moves by automakers to recoup some of the costs of the duties, such as charging for equipment that had once been included in the price, or ending production on less profitable models.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, later moved to the residence after retiring from royal duties.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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The CFOs surveyed, however, tend to focus on tactical tasks, such as diligence packs, audit-ready financials.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Gemini is now built into Google Maps to make everyday driving tasks faster and easier.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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There are several high-profile college football coaching jobs available midway through the 2025 season — and all-time great coach Nick Saban is a popular name floated as a potential candidate.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Inhotim there are five miles of trails, 24 galleries, and 29 site-specific works scattered around a 350-acre botanical garden.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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