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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
The Wall Street firm said CoreWeave is well positioned to capture share of the AI infrastructure given the sustained demand for AI compute and its proprietary software optimized for AI workloads.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Adding census questions to their routines will just be one of several elements like the weather, traffic and the amount of letters or packages needing delivery that postal carriers calculate into their workloads each day, Renfroe said.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Step Back Of the 233 data centers in the Gulf, only a handful have been affected by the conflict so far, and major workloads have been successfully rerouted, according to research firm DC Byte.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
That’s roughly one percent of what today’s workloads actually need and far less than that for the next generation of workloads.
—Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Binary Optimization also features in the desktop 200S Plus chips announced last week, and is a software solution that Intel expects to factor into all future chip launches, enhancing workloads from content creation to gaming.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Mercury combines with Mars in your 6th House of Healthcare, pushing you to streamline tasks, speak up about workloads, and improve routines.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Massive pi calculations act as a kind of stress test, forcing processors, memory, and storage systems to run continuously under extreme workloads.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
The findings, which the WSJ reports is one of the biggest studies on AI’s effects on work habits so far, come fresh off a study published by Harvard Business Review that also concluded AI was intensifying work instead of reducing workloads.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Adding census questions to their routines will just be one of several elements like the weather, traffic and the amount of letters or packages needing delivery that postal carriers calculate into their workloads each day, Renfroe said.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Step Back Of the 233 data centers in the Gulf, only a handful have been affected by the conflict so far, and major workloads have been successfully rerouted, according to research firm DC Byte.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
That’s roughly one percent of what today’s workloads actually need and far less than that for the next generation of workloads.
—Sha Rabii, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Binary Optimization also features in the desktop 200S Plus chips announced last week, and is a software solution that Intel expects to factor into all future chip launches, enhancing workloads from content creation to gaming.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026
Mercury combines with Mars in your 6th House of Healthcare, pushing you to streamline tasks, speak up about workloads, and improve routines.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
Massive pi calculations act as a kind of stress test, forcing processors, memory, and storage systems to run continuously under extreme workloads.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
The findings, which the WSJ reports is one of the biggest studies on AI’s effects on work habits so far, come fresh off a study published by Harvard Business Review that also concluded AI was intensifying work instead of reducing workloads.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workloads
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These can be made to adapt to various movements (for example, lifting very heavy loads).—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The elevator to it is fortified for heavy loads.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Confusion over duties of ICE agents On Sunday, Homan said the deployment of ICE would largely free up TSA agents for specialized tasks, like passenger and bag screening.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Between royal duties, King Charles checks in on his flock.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Feel free to be direct when pitching in — people should appreciate offers to fetch supplies or spearhead specific tasks.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Your constructive 6th house hosts the conjunction of the dynamic Sun and elusive Neptune, lending you extra drive around daily tasks, co-workers, and personal care.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile Angie is class president, has won a full scholarship to college, stars in the school musicals, has two jobs; no drugs, alcohol or smoking.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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That includes donations from the labor union for air traffic controllers, whose jobs are not impacted by this partial shutdown but who understand the strain of working without pay from full government closures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Banksy’s works go for huge amounts of money.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
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Some writers focus on moral subtext in their works.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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