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 There are methods to monitor workloads, whether by shortening starts or skipping them altogether. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Heavy workloads, long hours, unrealistic expectations, little control over one's schedule and a lack of recognition or support can all contribute. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 For high-volume production workloads, coding agents, document processing and customer operations that differential decides the purchase order. — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Gartner expects sovereign-cloud spending to reach $80 billion in 2026, with a fifth of workloads shifting from global providers to local ones. — Bora Unlu, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Memory becomes the bottleneck AI workloads are placing growing demands on memory because processors need to move huge amounts of data quickly. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 As hyperscale and cloud customers increasingly deploy flash memory for AI inference workloads, the total addressable market for NAND is expected to explode from roughly $70 billion in 2025 to over $300 billion in 2026. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Additionally, CSquare is working with the village on permitting for four other temporary generators on site and needed to power critical workloads. — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Terrell Jennings remains ahead of the other reserves, who saw little action Tuesday and appear primed for heavy workloads in Thursday’s preseason opener. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workloads
  1. loads
  2. duties
  3. tasks
  4. jobs
  5. works
Noun
  • The team must improve the fabrication process, scale up the laser power, and determine whether the ceramic waveguides can maintain their optical performance under much higher loads.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The rocket planes tested reaction-control systems for maneuvering where the air was too thin for normal aerodynamic controls, while gathering data on heating, stability, structural loads, human performance and piloting techniques during reentry.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • CFMoto Stopping duties come courtesy of Brembo, featuring dual 320-mm front discs clamped by radial four-piston calipers and backed by a 260-mm rear disc.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The robot is also designed to perform sentry duties, including identifying personnel and issuing alerts when abnormal situations are detected.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • The Moon conjoins Venus in Libra and your 6th House of Work, Health, and Daily Habits, making small tasks, team exchanges, and wellness choices feel easier to improve.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The risk is agreeing to a beautiful mission with blurry labor, because good vibes do not assign tasks.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • Denver is facing a $200 million budget deficit in 2026 and has laid off 169 city workers, cut city services and left hundreds of city jobs unfilled because of the budget squeeze.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • New headquarters, new jobs The combined company will establish Southeast offices in Sandy Springs at the headquarters of Cox Communications.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • Such Chinese characters were inscribed or stamped on most of the hundreds of thousands of works made during the Chinese monarch’s rule in the 18th century.
    — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, has announced a raft of new acquisitions, including works by artists entering the collection for the first time.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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