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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Recent Examples of gigs
Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Salesforce reports 76 percent of employees are using the Career Connect platform, which was built for internal mobility and skill development and also contains the gigs and networking opportunities.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Doing upwards of 200 gigs a year, the band would perform on any stage that would have them.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
But the actors weren’t allowed to tell their friends or anyone else about the gigs until they were announced in early August.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Typical gigs and working conditions ShiftNow primarily offers gigs in hospitality, event staffing and light labor sectors.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Clemson, most notably, hasn’t recovered since losing offensive coordinator Tony Elliott and defensive coordinator Brent Venables to head coaching gigs in 2021.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Even exclusively among civilian payrolls, more essential workers have continued to work without pay than there are furloughed workers, those who at least have the time to work other temporary gigs or the ability to save on usual necessities such as childcare.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
There are even opportunities for live musicians to play gigs or artists to decorate buildings.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
The company, which now has its products in football stadiums (including for William's favorite's Aston Villa) and at Coldplay gigs last summer, has replaced 30 million single-use plastics to date.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Salesforce reports 76 percent of employees are using the Career Connect platform, which was built for internal mobility and skill development and also contains the gigs and networking opportunities.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Doing upwards of 200 gigs a year, the band would perform on any stage that would have them.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
But the actors weren’t allowed to tell their friends or anyone else about the gigs until they were announced in early August.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Typical gigs and working conditions ShiftNow primarily offers gigs in hospitality, event staffing and light labor sectors.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Clemson, most notably, hasn’t recovered since losing offensive coordinator Tony Elliott and defensive coordinator Brent Venables to head coaching gigs in 2021.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Even exclusively among civilian payrolls, more essential workers have continued to work without pay than there are furloughed workers, those who at least have the time to work other temporary gigs or the ability to save on usual necessities such as childcare.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
There are even opportunities for live musicians to play gigs or artists to decorate buildings.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigs
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And once the show began at Rio's Museum of Tomorrow, there were musical performances by stars including Anitta, Gilberto Gil, Kylie Minogue, Seu Jorge and Shawn Mendes.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Highlights will include musical performances by the La Jolla High School Viking Band and flyovers by the San Diego Salute Formation Team.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This operational discipline enabled the company to pursue projects with tight timelines or unusual spatial constraints, assignments that often commanded premium pricing due to their complexity and precision requirements.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The practice appears most common in Las Vegas, where discretionary tipping can influence room assignments at Strip properties.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kylie coaches a high school girls’ field hockey team, drives a green Toyota Sienna minivan and wears a sports bra every day.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rubino is president of the North County Special Needs Foundation and coaches the Poway Padres, a Special Olympics softball team.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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On battery alone, Apollo can carry out more than 200 engagements, each capable of burning drones out of the sky in seconds.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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That same week, she was scheduled to appear at the Moms for Liberty summit in Orlando and has upcoming engagements at Florida Atlantic University and Florida State University.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Inhotim there are five miles of trails, 24 galleries, and 29 site-specific works scattered around a 350-acre botanical garden.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The locker room still rides for its coach, and the players’ effort against Wake Forest reflected that.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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After giving the calf an allotted head start, a competitor rides to the calf, ropes it and dismounts, lays the calf down and ties three legs together.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Get specific prompts to optimize emails, memos and presentations for tone, context and audience.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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There will be presentations to honor veterans, guest speakers and a salute from the Vista City Council.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Points are also awarded for specific missions.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Russian mercenaries have deployed to Mali for counterterrorism missions since 2021, first as part of the Wagner Group and now as what Moscow calls the Africa Corps.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Gigs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gigs. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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