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
Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
After three Saturday Night Live hosting gigs in the early aughts, Jack Black hasn’t appeared in almost 20 years.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
In internal talent marketplaces, these skill insights enable businesses to match employees to gig and project work, enhancing agility and strategic workforce planning.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Glow On has earned 261,000 equivalent album units to date, according to Luminate, and Turnstile opened for Blink-182’s comeback arena tour in 2023, in addition to headlining tours and festival gigs.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
After three Saturday Night Live hosting gigs in the early aughts, Jack Black hasn’t appeared in almost 20 years.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
The wouldn’t change until 1997 when Black Sabbath took part in the inaugural Ozzfest tour, and then proceeded to gig with Osbourne across the globe for the next couple of years.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2025
In internal talent marketplaces, these skill insights enable businesses to match employees to gig and project work, enhancing agility and strategic workforce planning.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
Noun
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But neither fazed rookie starter Hunter Dobbins, who turned in his second straight fine performance.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Lightning-fast shifts and full electronic integration with the engine ensured performance that no human could match.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some states said the move would threaten improvements to busing for homeless children.—
Hurubie Meko,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Less commonly acknowledged was the fact that, under Jim Crow, Black schoolchildren were bused all the time.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Lillie Davidson is a general assignment reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and a TCU student studying journalism (Go Frogs!).—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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Among the ruins, the most important school assignment left is to live despite it all.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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Some fans walked away from the stadium to grab an Uber or cab back to their hotels.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
25 May 2024
Noun
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The dual-mandate of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy, set by Congress, is to maximize employment while keeping prices stable, targeting a 2 percent rate of inflation.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Huge capital allocation has not created productivity gains, employment growth, or income opportunities for the Chinese population.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.—
Susan Campos,
The Hollywood Reporter,
23 Mar. 2025
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The plot is motored by their deft, defiant mouths.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Alexander Langmuir, its founder, was the CDC’s chief epidemiologist and has often been called the father of shoe-leather epidemiology – on-the-ground, out-of-the-office disease investigation through extensive field work and engagement with affected populations.—
Casey Luc,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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One of the earliest works on view in the exhibition, Portrait of My Father (1955), was the first painting Hockney ever sold.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Summitt coached Harper during her collegiate career, from 1995-98.—
Kevin Utz,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Along with Florida, Duke and Auburn were coached, respectively, by Jon Scheyer and Bruce Pearl, both of whom are Jewish.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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