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
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026
Bergman was one of the final four internal contenders for the CEO gig.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
There’s something to be said about how much Lipa has improved as a performer since her early days of gigging across town at the Belasco and Hollywood Palladium.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The prestigious gig comes just a week after Bad Bunny won three Grammy Awards — including Album of the Year for Debi Tirar Mas Fotos.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026
Bergman was one of the final four internal contenders for the CEO gig.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Malone — who wrote three albums while residing at her former digs in Old Fair Oaks Village and cut her teeth gigging at the Fair Oaks Brew Pub — will be joined in the amphitheater by soul/pop/folk/jazz collaborative Solabel for the evening’s ticketed event.
—Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025
There’s something to be said about how much Lipa has improved as a performer since her early days of gigging across town at the Belasco and Hollywood Palladium.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
Noun
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My focus is on job approval, which not only captures a president’s popularity but has a huge impact on the performance of the president’s party in other elections, such as the upcoming November midterms.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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While Bad Bunny’s performance had the advantage of being live at the game, Turning Point’s show brought in a sizable number of streamers.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Littleton Public Schools was contracted to bus the students, who are nonverbal and autistic, to and from school each day.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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The population particularly skyrocketed after thousands of Venezuelan migrants arrived in the city during President Joe Biden’s administration, most of them bused to the city in 2022.—
Laura Turbay,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Among life’s great procrastinations, putting off making a will seems to top insignificant things like delaying cleaning the house or starting a homework assignment.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Before this week, teachers like Hale routinely directed their students to The World Factbook for school assignments, international travelers used it to assess security risks and vaccine recommendations, and journalists relied on its data to add context to their reporting.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The neighborhood/area The hotel’s stretch of A1A isn’t the most interesting so most guests opt to either keep to the property’s upscale amenities, cab it to South Beach (which is 15 minutes away), or go north to the chichi enclaves of Surfside and Bal Harbour for shopping and dining.—
Sara Liss,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Every year, the BLS undertakes a process aimed at providing a near-complete employment count by squaring up the monthly survey estimates with data drawn from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program, which covers about 95% of US jobs.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Some businesses require drug tests for employment or following an on-site accident.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But just months into walking away from his writing métier, Winslow discovered, somewhat to his surprise, the same creative urgings that long served to motor his craft.—
Fred Schruers,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This work offers a new platform for designing efficient photo-electrocatalysts and advancing next-generation solar–electrochemical energy conversion systems.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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The opening night celebration in September features violinist Joshua Bell, after which Shelley will guide the season through a series of classic works, beginning with Mahler’s Second Symphony.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Musgrave, 58, has coached for nearly 30 years at both the NFL and collegiate level.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Wranå siblings grew up as rivals and were coached by their father, Mats Wranå.—
Julia Frankel,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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