workloads

noun

plural of workload
as in loads
the amount of work that is expected to be done Students complained about the heavy workload.

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Recent Examples of workloads Sysdig leverages this capability to identify vulnerabilities in running workloads and assess the risk associated with privileged containers to help prioritize remediation. — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Payton said several players are going to have their workloads managed over the next three days. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2026 Designed for film, design, and computer science students handling massive workloads, the Lexar Armor 700 packs an impressive 4TB of storage into a rugged, pocket-sized drive. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 In the middle of the barbell, Jassy said, are all the existing enterprise production workloads that could use AI inference but mostly aren’t yet. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
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  1. loads
  2. duties
  3. tasks
  4. jobs
  5. works
Noun
  • The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • The allegations are unrelated to her duties with the Mount Vernon Police Department and do not stem from any conduct associated with the Department or the performance of her official responsibilities.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The possibility of the two splitting duties — Olsen being the primary field goal kicker with Weinberg handling kickoffs and longer field goals — is an option for Miami.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Music students, for instance, are discovering tools that can easily do tasks such as editing or generating drum tracks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Pisces Moon in your 6th House of Work and Wellness opposes Venus in your private 12th house, so fatigue, resentment, or unspoken expectations could leak into daily tasks.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • On employment, the United States had nearly 159 million jobs in June, not including farmworkers, which was a record.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Economists’ estimated monthly employment gains of 95,000 jobs would mark an increase from June’s lower-than-expected 57,000 jobs added.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • Ellis’ other works include Less Than Zero and American Psycho.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The concept started as a way to give artists a forum for selling their works and bringing the community together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
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“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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