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
Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
When Mayor Mamdani tapped Kamar Samuels to lead New York City’s public schools, the chancellor could’ve expected his new gig would involve putting out fires — metaphorically.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Almost half a century removed from the start of his club days, the Klein, Texas, native continues to gig with several ensembles and perform the occasional solo concert.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Noun
The Phish frontman opened the show, one of three gigs commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
When Mayor Mamdani tapped Kamar Samuels to lead New York City’s public schools, the chancellor could’ve expected his new gig would involve putting out fires — metaphorically.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
Our family had spent the day knee-deep in Disillusionment Bay, gigging beach frogs and slugging fireweed tea.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Almost half a century removed from the start of his club days, the Klein, Texas, native continues to gig with several ensembles and perform the occasional solo concert.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
Noun
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In a field experiment with hundreds of consultants, GPT-4 improved speed and quality on some knowledge tasks while performance dropped on other, seemingly similar tasks just outside its strengths.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The goal is to validate performance, safety, and reliability in real-world driving conditions ahead of commercial launch.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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All 89 passengers deplaned and were bused to the terminal.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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He and more than a dozen other people were bused to San Francisco for the event.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pato told her to focus on the assignment, said a quotient meant how many times something is contained in another thing, stop resting her chin in her hands and hold the pencil properly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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And that’s not even mentioning the Broncos’ use of match coverages, where defenders pass off assignments mid-play based on offensive motion.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 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
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The program, operated by the California Housing Finance Agency, is aimed at people with good credit and stable employment who are trying to purchase their first home.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless as Astute Analytica notes, the heritage tourism market is a growing source of employment.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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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Wall Street motored higher through a remarkably calm summer thanks to euphoria around artificial-intelligence technology and strong profit reports from companies.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Tsvyk later reported to the police that thousands of dollars, her purse, clothes, passport and work visa were missing, and that’s when the New York Police Department got involved.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Jensen’s mother, Jean Jensen, is an acclaimed painter whose work has been exhibited around the Plains and Midwest and had works selected to be displayed at a US embassy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stefanski immediately became a hot head coaching candidate in the league.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Fans stormed the court and jumped up and down in celebration on a night when the Bruins honored John Wooden, the Indiana native and Purdue alumnus who coached them to a record 10 national championships.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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