as in performances
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 gigs
Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Teaching/tutoring gigs For those who love helping others learn and have a skill to share, platforms like Outschool, Lessonface and Wyzant can turn your knowledge into side income.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Tolkan’s first gigs were in TV and on Broadway — appearing in an episode of Naked City and understudying for Robert Duvall in the original Broadway production of Wait Until Dark.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026
But by 2021, house party gigs had slowed down.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Instawork, a staffing app that connects businesses with local hourly workers for same-day gigs, has been recruiting workers in Los Angeles to strap on headbands with a phone mount and record themselves cleaning their homes.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
McClure played in the trenches at Sac State from 1987-91 and was a member of the Hornets faculty and coaching staff from 1997-2004 before embarking on assistant coaching gigs at UCLA, Nevada, Kansas and others.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Between those two A-list gigs, Gabrels has done even more experimental stuff such as work with Boston’s jazz/jam/globetriping outfit Club d’Elf.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Because these gigs carried a nostalgic glow, Megacity Madness also honors PUP’s back catalog, a reminder of how many great songs these guys have written in only 12 years.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
Plenty of struggling actors found other gigs to pay the rent—sometimes for years—before landing a breakthrough role.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Teaching/tutoring gigs For those who love helping others learn and have a skill to share, platforms like Outschool, Lessonface and Wyzant can turn your knowledge into side income.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Tolkan’s first gigs were in TV and on Broadway — appearing in an episode of Naked City and understudying for Robert Duvall in the original Broadway production of Wait Until Dark.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026
But by 2021, house party gigs had slowed down.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Instawork, a staffing app that connects businesses with local hourly workers for same-day gigs, has been recruiting workers in Los Angeles to strap on headbands with a phone mount and record themselves cleaning their homes.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
McClure played in the trenches at Sac State from 1987-91 and was a member of the Hornets faculty and coaching staff from 1997-2004 before embarking on assistant coaching gigs at UCLA, Nevada, Kansas and others.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Between those two A-list gigs, Gabrels has done even more experimental stuff such as work with Boston’s jazz/jam/globetriping outfit Club d’Elf.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Because these gigs carried a nostalgic glow, Megacity Madness also honors PUP’s back catalog, a reminder of how many great songs these guys have written in only 12 years.
—Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigs
Noun
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April 25 features 90 musical performances inside restaurants, bars, and coffee houses along a two-mile stretch of Adams Avenue from University Heights on the West through Normal Heights, and into parts of Kensington.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Both leads turn in strong performances.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Randolph and Sullivan had worked together in earlier assignments.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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Our preliminary findings suggest a more complex reality than the common narrative that students are simply having AI write their assignments.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Leonard coaches an athlete who has shown pro potential, his son, Caden Leonard.—
Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Joe Dineen is now the defensive ends coach, while Taiwo Onatolu coaches solely the special teams.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gabrielle reports that for many of her clients, the book goes on to serve as the foundation for speaking engagements, consulting opportunities, and premium client acquisition.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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Bay Area institutions, including San Francisco Ballet, have withdrawn from Kennedy Center engagements, part of a broader exodus that has thinned programming and unsettled the arts community.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The museum has the world’s largest collection of paintings by Kandinsky, plus works by Picasso, Klee, Miró, and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Not every author is so concerned by how their works are reimagined.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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A lot then rides on the international haul, which right now is a little less than half of its overall total.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2026
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The free event will feature crafts, play activities, animal encounters, nature presentations, vendor booths and other attractions, according to a social media post.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The records include emails, internal presentations and other company documents used as exhibits in litigation, as well as court transcripts and witness testimony from depositions.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The test flight is intended to provide critical performance data and operational experience for future Artemis missions, including landing American astronauts back on the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Similar units have previously been used for missions like large-scale evacuations and amphibious operations including raids and assaults.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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