plural gigs
: a job usually for a specified time
especially
: an entertainer's engagement see also gig economy, gig worker
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Unlike his child co-stars — who rocketed to fame on their first major gig — Harbour had an acute awareness of how people’s perceptions of him changed.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
Still others, like Joey Bragg, who spent four teenage years starring opposite Dove Cameron on Disney’s Liv and Maddie, end up stuck in fame’s purgatory, underemployed in Hollywood but still recognizable enough to draw attention while, say, applying for a gig as a door-to-door solar salesman.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Pink is joined on the Tony Awards red carpet ahead of her hosting gig by her husband Carey Hart, kids Willow and Jameson Hart and mom Judith Moore in New York City on June 7.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Even still, Efron is game for another stage gig in the future.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
Still others, like Joey Bragg, who spent four teenage years starring opposite Dove Cameron on Disney’s Liv and Maddie, end up stuck in fame’s purgatory, underemployed in Hollywood but still recognizable enough to draw attention while, say, applying for a gig as a door-to-door solar salesman.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
Pink is joined on the Tony Awards red carpet ahead of her hosting gig by her husband Carey Hart, kids Willow and Jameson Hart and mom Judith Moore in New York City on June 7.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Even still, Efron is game for another stage gig in the future.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gig. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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