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
Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
The post featured a series of photos and clips of Hudson sharing some special moments with her daughter, including on vacation, dancing, backstage at a gig and having her hair styled.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Suit The trio — Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool — has come a long way since their early days as a 1980s punk band gigging in Berkeley.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 2025
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Noun
Her team expanded again after a 2022 singing gig at New York’s Webster Hall was attended by someone from Range Media Partners, who connected her with the person who’d become her manager.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
The post featured a series of photos and clips of Hudson sharing some special moments with her daughter, including on vacation, dancing, backstage at a gig and having her hair styled.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
It’s been years of songwriting, gigging and getting his music out there.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Suit The trio — Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool — has come a long way since their early days as a 1980s punk band gigging in Berkeley.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
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In the end, Jones was lifted to victory on the back of a strong performance from the top of the Democratic ticket.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Limited partners — the fund investors — are also scrutinizing managers more closely than ever, demanding stronger performance and tighter governance.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The state's now-defunct and only integration program aimed to improve diversity in suburban schools, typically by busing kids from majority Black and Brown neighborhoods into majority-White suburban schools.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Since Texas began busing asylum seekers to Chicago in 2022, the city has taken in tens of thousands of new arrivals—many of them Venezuelans.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Daniel McFadin is a general assignment reporter who has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since October 2022.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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The 29-year-old outfielder left the Baltimore organization last offseason after just one big-league plate appearance, but returned in a waiver claim in August after he was designated for assignment by the San Francisco Giants.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 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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Ruha Benjamin, a sociologist at Princeton, has emphasized that AI can replicate and reinforce existing social inequalities in domains such as education, employment, criminal justice, and health care.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The stocks are in the employment payment and HR business.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hope is that the talks could clear rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies and allow the global economy to keep motoring.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The hope in Southern California is that someday soon, the two will motor the franchise to its first Super Bowl championship.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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But the organization needs resources to sustain its essential work and to achieve its laudable goal of ending elder hunger in the city in the next 15 years.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Many people took the day off from work and brought their children to take part in the festivities.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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There is not a single player left from the team Jim Larranaga coached before abruptly retiring midway through last season after 14 years on the UM sideline.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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And this is Georgia, still one of the most talented teams in the country, coached by a man with two recent national championship rings.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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