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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
As those costs come down, Amazon has earmarked hefty investments in cloud infrastructure to support AI workloads while simultaneously pushing out a flurry of AI services and tools across the company.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
OpenAI and Amazon’s announcement highlights that CPUs, not just GPUs, are central to the next phase of AI innovation, driven by agentic workloads that rely heavily on traditional compute.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Developing modern software requires tools that can keep up with big ideas and even bigger workloads.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Gabrielle Fonrouge,annie Palmer,frank Holland, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
OpenAI and Amazon’s announcement highlights that CPUs, not just GPUs, are central to the next phase of AI innovation, driven by agentic workloads that rely heavily on traditional compute.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Developing modern software requires tools that can keep up with big ideas and even bigger workloads.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workloads
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But, at a moment when big narrative audio studios are shuttering, loads of people are being laid off and fewer documentary series are being made, this sentence really struck a nerve in the industry of folks who produce, write, edit and sound design longform narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That could mean co-locating with renewables, using batteries to extend solar availability, or making data centers flexible enough to shift heavy compute loads to periods of abundant clean power.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The government is allowed to implement content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions, and a protest can’t interfere with law enforcement’s duties.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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The structure puts extra defensive weight on Potts, but his midfield partners did not shirk their share of such duties, with the trio combining to give West Ham broad, reliable coverage across the pitch.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 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
Noun
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In response, some advocates have called for the government to support the industry — which accounted for around 1% of the US workforce in the latest census — with hundreds of thousands losing their jobs in recent years.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Congress now appears poised to reopen the government and restart pay ‒ including back pay ‒ for controllers, some of whom took second jobs during the shutdown.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
11 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 20 Nov. 2025.
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