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
  • Coach Litz has coached tennis at the high school for over a decade.
    — Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Denzel Singleton was hired this summer to replace Janko Beras, who coached one season.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of coached
Verb
  • Of the outbound traffic, four vessels — including a tanker laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude - sailed with their satellite trackers off.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Following the defeat of British forces, William Franklin sailed for London in 1782.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of sailed
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  • Versant is aiming to wean itself off of the pay-TV business due to the decline in subscribers who have migrated to streaming video.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The family migrated throughout central and northern California in search of agricultural work and did not experience economic stability until after World War II when Owens met and married George Thompson.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of migrated
Verb
  • Las Vegas — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas tourists rode zip lines down Fremont Street.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Tracey Bogan said in a January lawsuit that her horse Kodak suffered an eye injury at Reform Stables in Charlotte when Desmon Moore, who runs the boarding and equine event business, rode him without permission last Christmas.
    — Amber Gaudet Updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rode
Verb
  • The Denver Broncos cruised to a 27-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday in their preseason opener, pushing their winning streak in exhibition games to eight dating back to 2023.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Tom Tiffany cruised to an easy victory in the Republican competition and David Crowley got 45% of the votes in the Democratic primary – the most of any candidate in that race.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cruised
Verb
  • While running on miniature wheels, the mice navigated virtual environments in search of rewards.
    — Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The vessel first reported difficulties off Yemen on June 8 after what maritime sources said appeared to be a blast, and no party has claimed an attack as the tanker navigated two separate wars on its journey from Russia to India.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of navigated
Verb
  • Owen Caissie was hit by a pitch and motored to third on Mack’s single.
    — August 15, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Yoshida began the top of the 10th as the automatic runner on second, but immediately motored to third on a first-pitch sacrifice bunt by Wong and scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly by Seigler.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026
Definition of motored
Verb
  • Alba and Ramirez jetted off to Europe days after attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding at Madison Square Garden.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In December 2021, a 15-year-old girl suffered second- and third-degree burns over 22% of her body when the flames jetted across the kitchen island from a tabletop fire pit smores maker.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of jetted
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