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
Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
Suit The trio — Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool — has come a long way since their early days as a 1980s punk band gigging in Berkeley.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 2025
Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Sending notes home is a part of the gig.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
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It’s been years of songwriting, gigging and getting his music out there.
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The actor kept busy with a slew of guest spot gigs and a recurring role on the long-running TV series Alice.
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Denver has already landed its first founding partner, CommonSpirit Health, which also secured naming rights for the club’s performance center.—
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Elaine Hendrix delivers dynamic Jive Elaine Hendrix brought flair and personality to her jive performance on Dancing With the Stars Week 2, earning a score of 21 out of 30.—
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Louisville's racial divide was made clear with busing Michael Hicks remembers seeing men in military green with rifles outside the bus ports, sometimes escorting students.—
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Milwaukee area school districts anticipate a smoother busing experience for the 2025-26 school year.—
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The Dodgers already had more than enough postseason starting pitching options when Sasaki started his rehab assignment last month.—
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Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.—
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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.—
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Some fans walked away from the stadium to grab an Uber or cab back to their hotels.—
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McKinsey data shows that roughly one in four Gen Z employees hold multiple jobs, 26 percent report insufficient pay to support a decent quality of life, and 77 percent are actively seeking new employment—nearly double the rate of older workers.—
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One way is through a summer employment program for upperclassmen that teaches how to use real-world IT products, like VMware and Cisco Meraki technologies.—
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The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.—
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The tier officer turned a switch and Mulumba’s cell motored open.—
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But according to government guidance, personnel must return home as soon as possible if a shutdown occurs while on work travel.—
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His work with rural counties has earned favorable notices, but in urban areas like Phoenix, many of the experts in Joan's reporting raised questions about Livar's effectiveness.—
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Two weeks later, Neon launched the film’s Oscar campaign, coaching I, Tonya to a $30 million domestic release and 3 Academy Award nominations (with a best supporting actress win for Allison Janney).—
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Luongo was coached by Tallas for the final five-plus seasons of his Hockey Hall of Fame career and now works side-by-side with him as two key members of Florida’s Goaltending Excellence Department.—
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“Gig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gig. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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