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
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
One gig took her to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl in February.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
For years, Jeremy Strong was a relatively anonymous, steadily gigging actor.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The gig is a The Voice first for Sting and a return for Hudson who served as a Coach on Season 15.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
One gig took her to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl in February.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
In 2012, Cruz began occasionally gigging for the Warriors.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
For years, Jeremy Strong was a relatively anonymous, steadily gigging actor.
—David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
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The grit effected in noisy vocal performances vanishes in a clean tone that’s more ephemeral than that of her predecessor.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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The filing details the company's financial performance, including a significant increase in revenue to $58.5 million for the quarter, up from $12.7 million in the same quarter the previous year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Officials have added a second layer of security fencing to protect election offices, as well as concrete k-rails, which means election workers will be bused in from offsite locations due to reduced parking spaces.David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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The jury was bused to a hotel closer to Carroll County and will be sequestered for the duration of the trial, CNN affiliate WTHR reported.Nicole Chavez, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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Last year, in the wake of an independent investigation looking into the misconduct of the Cupertino City Council, Moore and fellow Councilmember Liang Chao were stripped of their committee assignments.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Studies show that students without an internet connection at home have a harder time than their peers, with roughly 17% unable to complete homework assignments.Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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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
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Mansukhani, a designer in New York and a daughter of immigrants, said her uncle, Umesh Reghuram, wired money to cab drivers, vegetable peddlers and maids.Dr. Divya Chhabra, ABC News, 10 May 2021
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Even President Joe Biden’s big spending in 2021 took place in an economy with depressed employment, and the inflationary impact was further mitigated by a surge in immigration, which expanded the labor force and helped create the capacity to meet higher demand.Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The data, sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, includes average income, percentage of employment, job creation and job destruction, with each state ranked for its overall performance across these key areas.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Not quite a Saturday morning canyon carver, instead this Benz serves perfectly as the Sunday brunch cruiser, a true time capsule from a bygone era of motoring that Mercedes, and almost every automaker, can still learn from today.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Although Kadyrov has denied sending Chechen troops to Ukraine, there have been numerous sightings of heavily armed Chechen battalions motoring through the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.Nicholas Waller, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2015
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Always there were the references to Harvard, to his work as an architect and in philanthropy.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Another woman on the same app bailed a few days before our hangout because of work and personal stress.Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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Del Rio had a 93-94 record in a 12-year NFL head coaching career that included stints with the Jaguars (2003-11) and Raiders (2015-17).Steve Megargee, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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Tennis coach Brad Gilbert, who coached Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff, has joined the production as technical consultant, alongside his wife, Kim.Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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