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
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 July 2026
While future modeling gigs are up in the air, the brothers said that their priority is pursuing music.
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Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Jones was in awe of Charles, who at 16 had his own apartment, a girlfriend, and gigs.
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Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
3 July 2026
Her gigs with the Motel Swing Orchestra are celebratory affairs that exude charm, charisma and musical bonhomie.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2026
He wasn’t starved for work, landing gigs with Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Gucci and Banana Republic, among others, while appearing in the pages of most of the major fashion magazines and on the runways during the New York and Milan fashion weeks.
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Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Among Palmer's past successful hosting gigs are the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, a 2022 episode of Saturday Night Live, and the 2023 Soul Train Awards.
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Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
After cycling through erratic gigs—bus driver, garbage collector, violin maker—his carpentry skills landed him a job on an expedition vessel in Antarctica from 2006 to 2010.
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Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
The singer was just back from a tour in Australia, and was gearing up for gigs in Ibiza, London and Lisbon over the summer.
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Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
Noun
Oasis played 17 gigs last year, beginning with Cardiff in July.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 July 2026
While future modeling gigs are up in the air, the brothers said that their priority is pursuing music.
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Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Jones was in awe of Charles, who at 16 had his own apartment, a girlfriend, and gigs.
—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
3 July 2026
Her gigs with the Motel Swing Orchestra are celebratory affairs that exude charm, charisma and musical bonhomie.
—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 July 2026
He wasn’t starved for work, landing gigs with Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Gucci and Banana Republic, among others, while appearing in the pages of most of the major fashion magazines and on the runways during the New York and Milan fashion weeks.
—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
Among Palmer's past successful hosting gigs are the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, a 2022 episode of Saturday Night Live, and the 2023 Soul Train Awards.
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Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 June 2026
After cycling through erratic gigs—bus driver, garbage collector, violin maker—his carpentry skills landed him a job on an expedition vessel in Antarctica from 2006 to 2010.
—
Richard Morgan,
Time,
29 June 2026
The singer was just back from a tour in Australia, and was gearing up for gigs in Ibiza, London and Lisbon over the summer.
—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigs
Noun
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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.
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Every twenty minutes cliff divers, costumed characters, and magicians put on performances and interact with diners.
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Ahead of the game against Bosnia-Herzegovina, PA Classics coaches Brittney Jakobson and Nick Jakobson took their children, Declan and Camden, to kick a ball at Pulisic’s former club.
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The camp is being led by Geordie Kinnear, who coaches the Charlotte Checkers, the Panthers’ AHL affiliate.
Noun
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Rehabilitation assignments, promotions and demotions often become part of the development process, particularly for pitchers returning from major surgeries.
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The Tribune maintains editorial control over assignments and content.
Verb
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As Argentina rides World Cup fever and dreams of beating Cape Verde in the round of 32 on Friday, a dog walker has added his pack to the local fanbase.
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The infrastructure layer always moves before the cultural layer does, and the people who notice the infrastructure first get to price the culture that rides on top of it.
Noun
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This time around, Harry's July trip will combine private and public engagements across the country, his representative said.
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New research by Dimson, Karakas and Li and research by Kedia, Starks and Wang find that cooperation among like-minded institutions increases success in engagements.
Verb
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Taking off from a base beside Harry Reid International Airport, the chopper cruises up the east side of The Strip — high above The Sphere — before looping around downtown Las Vegas and down Interstate-15 along the west side of The Strip.
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France cruises past Sweden, 3-0 France is through to the Round of 16 after blowing away Sweden, 3-0, with star man Kylian Mbappé scoring twice to ease passage to the next phase.
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Yet despite several of these being substantial works by some of our most noted and venturesome composers, few bicentennial commissions have survived.
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Today, over 100 works by artists like François Boucher, Giulio Carpioni, Henri Strésor, and Jacob Marrel are spread across the corridors, restaurants and bars visible to all visitors—the tried and tested, with a fresh twist.
Verb
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The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
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Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.
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