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gigged

verb

past tense of gig
as in coached

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigged
  1. coached
  2. sailed
  3. migrated
  4. rode
  5. cruised
  6. navigated
  7. motored
  8. jetted
Verb
  • Westlake quarterback Cannon Robinson was one of the players that Whitley coached as a little kid.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • On one side were the New England Patriots, led by the clutch quarterback Brady and coached by Bill Belichick, a partnership that had produced five Super Bowl rings.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of coached
Verb
  • The family sailed on the Lusitania in 1914, a year before a German torpedo sank the ship and killed nearly twelve hundred people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Wearing a headband and a hard look, Chen took a breath and sailed over a man and two motorcycles.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sailed
Verb
  • Earlier this year, the court migrated off Microsoft products onto a German software provider, according to three ICC staff members who were not authorized to speak on the record.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The same principle applies after migration, when teams need visibility into what is running at each location, which systems have migrated successfully and where support is required.
    — Susan Odle, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of migrated
Verb
  • At immigration check-ins, new routines unfold Samba Diallo rode in the passenger seat, a red folder containing his immigration paperwork on his lap.
    — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The Belgian was the second-best climber at this summer’s Tour de France, and rode an impressive one-day season this spring — finishing on the podium of the Tour of Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and winning the Amstel Gold Race.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of rode
Verb
  • The Wildcats had three of their four takeaways in the first half to pull to a 21-point halftime lead and cruised to a 41-7 victory in Evanston.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Quarterback Dante Reno threw for a ridiculous 454 passing yards and five touchdowns as Yale cruised past Holy Cross to open its 153rd football season.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruised
Verb
  • In flight tests, the tiny drone navigated pitch-black enclosures, mapped unknown room layouts, hugged surface contours, and located exits without a single visual cue.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Under Arnold’s leadership the FSF has navigated a period of significant change across both the organization and the fashion industry.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of navigated
Verb
  • 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
  • On Friday, Thomas motored his way around a double-team and sacked Seattle QB Jalen Milroe, forcing a fumble that the Seahawks recovered.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of motored
Verb
  • In the first weekend in July, Mahomes jetted to the East Coast for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding in New York City.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • During the first batch of episodes, the couples met, fell in love, came face-to-face and jetted off to their romantic honeymoons.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of jetted
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