as in performance
a job usually for a specified amount of time (as for a musician, an actor, etc.)
He was finally able to book a gig at the nightclub. her last acting gig
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Recent Examples of gig
Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
So, in other words, fans will definitely want to get to this gig on time in order to hear all the pop-punk goodness being created on the stage.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
And research suggests that in fact Uber and Lyft brought more private cars onto city streets, partly because drivers acquired new ones to gig for the platforms.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The opening showed that O’Brien wasn’t afraid to take risks and make large-scale jokes for the hosting gig, which feels unique in recent years.
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—Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
So, in other words, fans will definitely want to get to this gig on time in order to hear all the pop-punk goodness being created on the stage.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
In San Francisco, the band gigged for radical activists, arts spaces, spiritual centers (a Hare Krishna temple, a Zen monastery) and music education.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2024
And research suggests that in fact Uber and Lyft brought more private cars onto city streets, partly because drivers acquired new ones to gig for the platforms.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
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The last time Andress was heard from in public was in a July 16, 2024 tweet offering a literally sobering mea culpa for her performance at the 2024 MLC Home Run Derby in Texas.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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That sentiment aligns with the WTA’s rebrand, which positions the tennis court not just as an athletic arena, but as a stage for high-stakes performance.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That remedy would necessarily involve busing students to desegregate the metropolitan area’s schools.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
25 Feb. 2025
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Many are under the misapprehension that reconfiguring the busing schedule would create an undue burden on the school system and wreak havoc on the school day, but this stance is uninformed and defeatist.—
Aysheh Abuarqub,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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These images were taken while on assignment for the Wildlife Conservation Society.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The assignment: Get out of the way, let the thing come through, that’s it.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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The starting price for the 3500 chassis cabs $49,285 including delivery charge, about $1,700 less than the 2024 model.—
Sam Abuelsamid,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Some fans walked away from the stadium to grab an Uber or cab back to their hotels.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2024
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The nation has not fully overcome its long history of denying equal employment and educational opportunities to women and minorities.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: Federal civilian jobs make up 21% of all nonfarm employment in Washington, D.C. — far more than any state, according to government data analyzed by Pew Research Center.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Can-Am The Pulse e-moto is designed as a street commuter for motoring around town, while the Origin is built as a dual-sport to venture into uncharted territory.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Jan. 2025
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If a whale appears closer than that, the boats are advised to slowly motor away from the animal.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Marshall product, who led the FBS with 17 sacks, can put his head down, go to work and fit in nicely on a small-market team with plenty to prove.—
David Ubben,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In Frame’s work, self-articulation is a kind of infinity, hitched to other kinds, like love or death.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Tied for third all-time in coaching championships (five).—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Unlike so many of his now former colleagues who are 50-plus and still coaching, Brown has no feeling of disgust or disappointment over the radically different world that is college football in 2025.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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