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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 technology uses what the company calls Pascari aiDAPTIV Cache Memory to make additional memory resources available to local workloads.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
In any case, CPUs based on the upcoming Zen 6 architecture should be supported, and these are said to boost the Ryzen chips’ maximum number of CPU cores from 16 to 24, a sizable bump for people running heavy multicore workloads.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
As data flows and workloads operate dynamically, employees are logging in from airports, coffee shops, other business entities and home offices.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
That’s despite growing appeal as the oldest baby boomers are turning 80 this year and the United States faces a deepening shortage of home care aides, driven by low wages, high turnover and demanding workloads.
—Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
At the influential Computex conference in Taiwan, CEO Jensen Huang focused the first half of his keynote address on the data center and the wonders of Nvidia's Vera computing platform for agentic AI workloads.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Stress relievers Even though many employees prefer working from home, these positions can still be stressful due to demand, deadlines and large workloads.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Delivering the petaflops of processing power required to run massive local AI models, the RTX Spark is built to crunch through heavy workloads that are simply too demanding for traditional PCs paired with standard discrete GPUs.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
If the workloads that justify the hyperscaler capex boom can be handled locally and cheaply, the house of cards Klement described starts to look structurally unstable from the foundation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
In any case, CPUs based on the upcoming Zen 6 architecture should be supported, and these are said to boost the Ryzen chips’ maximum number of CPU cores from 16 to 24, a sizable bump for people running heavy multicore workloads.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026
As data flows and workloads operate dynamically, employees are logging in from airports, coffee shops, other business entities and home offices.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
That’s despite growing appeal as the oldest baby boomers are turning 80 this year and the United States faces a deepening shortage of home care aides, driven by low wages, high turnover and demanding workloads.
—Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
At the influential Computex conference in Taiwan, CEO Jensen Huang focused the first half of his keynote address on the data center and the wonders of Nvidia's Vera computing platform for agentic AI workloads.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026
Stress relievers Even though many employees prefer working from home, these positions can still be stressful due to demand, deadlines and large workloads.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Delivering the petaflops of processing power required to run massive local AI models, the RTX Spark is built to crunch through heavy workloads that are simply too demanding for traditional PCs paired with standard discrete GPUs.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
If the workloads that justify the hyperscaler capex boom can be handled locally and cheaply, the house of cards Klement described starts to look structurally unstable from the foundation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workloads
Noun
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This especially applies to our special education teachers, many of whom carry increasingly unsustainable case loads.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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For example, the commercial loads in the CBS Sunday afternoon NFL games are identical to the loads that pop up during the games streaming on Paramount+.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Various state and federal laws protect voters and their right to cast a ballot and protect elections officials in their duties.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Furthermore, because today’s postgraduate trainees are increasingly eager for meaningful public service, university hospitals that enthusiastically support military reserve duties will possess a unique, highly attractive recruitment tool for top medical talent.—
Robert Krasner,
STAT,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The mother spends her waking hours working on other people’s farms and performing tasks the neighbors prefer not to do themselves.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Would adjusting your approach improve your performance, smooth out a relationship, or add value to future tasks?—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The plan both helps train entry-level workers to be substance use counselors, case managers and community health workers and also offers zero-interest forgivable loans to workers already in those jobs.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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The April jobs report came in well ahead of consensus, reflecting the resilience of the economy in the face of rising oil prices and Iran war uncertainty.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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In his gorgeous and arresting debut, Nick Martino hurtles through a variety of forms—from sonnets to visual poems to works of visual art—to vividly portray and reflect on a teenager’s world during and after the speaker’s parents’ divorce and his father’s incarceration.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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This matching linen shirt and shorts set works for any occasion or itinerary, from the flight to Europe to a hillside lunch in Positano to a low-key coastal dinner in Lagos.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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“Workloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workloads. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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