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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 workload
That dynamic stands to drive the entire market as demand for AI draws in demand for sectors beyond technology and semiconductors, such as infrastructure and energy, to support the workloads.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 July 2025
But there’s a lot to do with pitch counts and workload management and all that stuff that kind of gets in the way of guys getting to that position.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The association estimates that workloads could double for counties.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Just as an athlete might feel pressure to dope up to keep up, a professor might feel compelled to use AI to manage an unmanageable workload.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 July 2025
But there’s a lot to do with pitch counts and workload management and all that stuff that kind of gets in the way of guys getting to that position.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 July 2025
The association estimates that workloads could double for counties.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
Just as an athlete might feel pressure to dope up to keep up, a professor might feel compelled to use AI to manage an unmanageable workload.
—Nate Bennett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workload
Noun
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As Blurton explains it, in the strength world, load and velocity often have an inverse relationship.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
15 July 2025
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Hosting should be enjoyed, and sharing the load makes room for that joy.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
11 July 2025
Noun
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In fact, Cadillac even dialed the power up for sport-ute duty, pulling 682 hp out of the 6.2-liter supercharged V8.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump began informing America’s trading partners about their new duty rates under his tariff regime.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
Noun
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As pompous actor Garry, Nehal Joshi aces the tough task of making his character’s halting, inarticulate speech sound authentic.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Designating two people at the popular neighborhood association to check each other on the task of distributing millions in this age of technology would have spared a vibrant neighborhood a lot of consequences.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
Noun
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The agency ordered Gateway Energy Storage to conduct environmental monitoring whenever the company handles batteries; safely remove, package and dispose of all impacted battery packs; and submit detailed work plans and progress reports to the agency.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The Cormac McCarthy Society have made PDFs of all the Spanish passages in McCarthy’s work available online.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Younger generations are being prepared to be worker bees — for jobs that are disappearing.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Recent data has pointed to a stronger labor market, with the unemployment rate dropping and the economy adding more jobs than expected in June.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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“Workload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workload. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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