Thesaurus results for GIGS

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noun

plural of gig

as in performances

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of gig

as in buses

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Recent Examples of gigs

Noun

In past years, Williams has had styling gigs with Burrow, Karl-Anthony Towns, Matt Barnes and Kyle Kuzma. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026 Creeggan made the suggestion to keep Lyle on retainer for future gigs if need be, which, despite the vote of confidence, still gave his father pause. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026 The small gigs to voice things like Instagram content, YouTube explainers, online classes and budget audiobooks are increasingly being absorbed by AI voices. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 The festivities have included shows in New York City, and upcoming gigs in Los Angeles, Paris, and London, a series of pop-up events and activations, and even a run of commemorative library cards with the Brooklyn Public Library system. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Thanks to his gigs DJing at Club Expo and hosting a popular radio show, Fly was a local celebrity, a pioneer in the very new rap scene. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026 But their early gigs inspired the formation of The Clash, The Damned, Buzzcocks and many other punk bands. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026 Morgan has supported himself by patching together gigs with a number of bands. — Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026 Hager went on to note that her own mom, Laura Bush, was a huge concertgoer and would often take her to gigs growing up. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The team put in one of their most insipid performances of the campaign that day — a first real sign the wheels may be coming off for Daniel Farke.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
There are only a handful of performances currently scheduled at the Kennedy Center, mainly at the adjacent facility known as the REACH.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of performances

Verb

Lynch also spoke with Trent Robinson, who coaches the Sydney Roosters, a rugby team in Australia that has played in Las Vegas and made several 10,500-mile trips to play teams in England.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Shaw now coaches at Dawson County, which hosted Rabun County on Friday.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of coaches

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As part of the course, students can use AI models for help on assignments but have to upload transcripts of their prompts and the AI’s responses.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Jones’ system is multiple but predicated largely on Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ high-press scheme, with plenty of pre-snap disguises, overloaded fronts and interchangeable assignments.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of assignments

Verb

Nearly everyone rides a stationary bike — high tension, low speed — after a match and quickly downs a protein recovery drink.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
She gets spooked when Cole rides his bike too close, or when a Times reporter turned the page of a notebook too fast.

— Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of rides

Noun

But after the posts went live, the smaller creator’s video reached about 92,000 people and generated more than 6,400 engagements, while the larger creator’s post reached roughly 48,000 people and generated fewer than 2,500 engagements.

— Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Since 2023, Kate has worn her Issy Star earrings numerous times during royal engagements having to do with mental health.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of engagements

Verb

There’s optimism Kansas could have an underrated defense, TCU cruises to a relative easy 30-plus points.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a time with little to do other than passively collect data.

— Brett Tingley, Space.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of cruises

Noun

That went up to over 62,000 in March of this year, still a long way below the 105,000 the ground will welcome when works are finally complete — which Barca now hope will be in 2028.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The island also has over 80 private art galleries and plays host to several festivals, including the Thessaloniki Film Festival, which showcases works from emerging talents.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of works

Verb

The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026

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