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noun

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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Noun

This is what makes the halftime show—a gig that notoriously offers no monetary compensation towards its talent—so fascinating: The only requirement is that the artists have to be at the top of their game. —

Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025 That means a host of shows on the band’s Road to Rebellion tour, including a St. Patrick’s Day gig planned at the Hollywood Palladium, are off the table. —

Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025

Verb

And research suggests that in fact Uber and Lyft brought more private cars onto city streets, partly because drivers acquired new ones to gig for the platforms. —

Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024 The trombone-playing bandleader was gigging out with Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra, New Guard and NOLAZ by early 2021. —

Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gig

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Noun

Romeo + Juliet played its final performance at Circle in the Square on Sunday, February 16.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Three of the film’s stars — Timothée Chalamet, who plays Dylan, Edward Norton, who plays Pete Seeger, and Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez — have been nominated for acting Oscars for their performances in it.

— Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025