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
Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Melanie, and Sha Na Na all made appearances at the gig.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 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
Compared with the 2022 gas shock, gig drivers would likely have a harder time finding other employment opportunities given today's relatively tighter labor market.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Melanie, and Sha Na Na all made appearances at the gig.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 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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New integration significantly improved system performance and efficiency Another major breakthrough of the project involved running the blockchain directly inside a microprocessor system-on-chip rather than relying solely on external software.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Provost's decisions and comments on strategy so far haven't been convincing to some analysts, who are worried about the lack of a forward vision to fix Renault's worsening sales performance.—
Albertina Torsoli,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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With the airspace closed, the only remotely viable solution would be to bus the players out of Iraq, but Arnold says that’s a non-starter.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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In a statement, United confirmed the incident and said passengers were bused back to the terminal.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Right-handers Emmet Sheehan and River Ryan, along with left-hander Justin Wrobleski, are all possibilities for starting assignments early in the season.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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In a statement to The Charlotte Observer, CLT officials explained that the airport handles the business side of operations — such as gate assignments and construction — but does not set pay or benefits for private-sector workers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 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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The office has long handled discrimination cases in areas like housing and employment, but students don’t have a comparable option to file complaints.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Snyder didn’t disclose to the IRS his employment at GVC, didn’t list his income from GVC and didn’t disclose his ownership of SRC or its bank accounts.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The two men high-fived and then put the fish in the livewell before motoring back to the dock to call the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program.—
Kubie Brown,
Outdoor Life,
4 Mar. 2026
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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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Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat.—
Claire Salinda,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Trump signed into law the first reconciliation bill passed by this Congress last year, extending his tax cuts, funding immigration enforcement, and strengthening work requirements for certain federal social welfare programs.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Houston coach Kelvin Sampson is on his second tour of Big 12 duty, having coached Oklahoma from 1994-2006 and the Cougars now in their third year in the conference.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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The method is also used to award teams that have minority coaches take head coaching jobs around the NFL.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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