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
Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Llobet played tons of DIY gigs with a rotating cast of friends over the years that followed, but no one completed youbet quite like Prussack, a New Jersey native and fellow rock lifer.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 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
This week came new criticism after the Herald/Times revealed Uthmeier had secured a $100,000 salary for a two-hour-a-week teaching gig at UF’s law school, vastly more than an adjunct professor typically makes.
—Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Llobet played tons of DIY gigs with a rotating cast of friends over the years that followed, but no one completed youbet quite like Prussack, a New Jersey native and fellow rock lifer.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 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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The lively City Hall gala was Boston’s third official celebration since the city formally recognized the day as a holiday in 2023, and attendees marked the occasion with a range of artistic showcases and performances.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Kick You, and Naomi Ackie won best supporting performance for Sorry, Baby.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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They are bused to Pioneer School in Somerset, a commute that can take up to two hours each way for some children.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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After a screening at Carnegie Hall, guests were bused over to The Pool, a storied event space and the former home of the Four Seasons restaurant located in Midtown’s historic Seagram Building.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But just because a team is embracing losses doesn’t mean there aren’t important assignments to monitor while playing out the string.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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After Fennell approached her to write a song for the film, Charli and producer Finn Keane threw themselves into the project, expanding the assignment into a full soundtrack.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
19 Feb. 2026
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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
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Operation Breadbasket fought against discriminatory hiring practices and aimed to help African-American workers with employment growth.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Feb. 2026
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Jackson becomes head of the Chicago chapter of the SCLC’s economic arm, Operation Breadbasket, a program promoting better employment for the Black community by combating discriminatory hiring practices.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 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
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The researchers are hopeful that their work will help advance hydrovoltaic devices that can power battery-free devices using water, heat, and sunlight.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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Grillmair’s work had focused on uncovering the structure of the Milky Way, identifying faint stellar streams and substructures that make up the galactic halo surrounding our spiral galaxy, and helping reshape our understanding of how galaxies evolve, according to his website.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Wrestling royalty and two-time NCAA national champion at Iowa State, Dan Gable coached at Iowa from 1976 to 1997 after his competitive career ended.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
17 Feb. 2026
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Petrosian is coached by Eteri Tutberidze, the controversial and prolific women's coach whose many former charges include Kamila Valieva — the Russian skater who was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics over a doping scandal.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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