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noun

Definition of gignext
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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verb

as in to bus

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Recent Examples of gig
Noun
Martens was handed that gig in January 2025, following John Galliano’s departure, in part thanks to the energy and success of his work at Diesel. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026 Two years later, Chávez called up Chatfield and pitched him what would become his first paying gig. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
That created more chances to bring up the water boy gig ahead of the big game. — Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 The An Evening with David Letterman and Special Guest Zach Galifianakis gig during Just For Laughs Vancouver’s 10th season also gets Letterman back on the road. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
  1. performance
  2. bus
  3. assignment
  4. cab
  5. employment
  6. motor
  7. work
  8. coach
Noun
  • Beck was an art piece, a Happening, a mobile performance installation made by the tireless work of a small coterie of people, including Leigh.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • And with lead performances like Mays’ and Hamilton’s, the production is — sorry to do this here — worth your visit.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of performance
Verb
  • The left-shot forward and the rest of the Boston Bruins youngsters had to bus between Boston and Buffalo for last weekend’s two-game Prospects Showcase against the Buffalo Sabres.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The process has also been slow due to an insufficient number of buses sent by the Malawian government, which has also asked for donations to help bus the returnees home, the officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 June 2026
Definition of bus
Noun
  • When asked if the issues was personnel, in-experience, technique, assignment, discomfort, Tabor, who has been a special teams coordinator for five NFL teams over a 15-year period, brushed off the question.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Urquidy, designated for assignment by the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, was claimed off waivers Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of assignment
Verb
  • The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts.
    — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • The groups have staged attacks mainly targeting security forces and people from Punjab who travel to Balochistan for business or employment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The precariousness of the job is a reason why the younger generation seeks out more reliable employment.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of employment
Verb
  • Beyond the shimmying visit, the mystery of who killed Victor is expected to motor the sophomore season’s overarching storyline, including digging into people from the corrupt politician’s shady past.
    — Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As Hernández motored around the bases, JJ Bleday, crashing in from left field, secured the ball and fired to De La Cruz, who was situated in shallow center.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of motor
Noun
  • Yet he was accused of failing to do his work as recently as November, detained in a neighboring village over rainfall that disrupted an important ceremony.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The top is varied enough in design enough to wear with jeans, a skirt, or your favorite work trousers.
    — Jessie Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of work
Verb
  • There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thibault, 75, now coaches Belgium’s national team, a commitment of 14-15 weeks per year, succeeding the final Sun coach, Rachid Meziane, in that position.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of coach

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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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