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noun

Definition of gignext
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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verb

as in to bus

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Recent Examples of gig
Noun
There are three good sites to find expert witness gigs — Expert Institute, Round Table Group and Gerson Lehrman Group. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 On the small screen, Dey cycled through various gigs — both starring roles and guest spots — including the sitcom Loves Me, Loves Me Not, which only lasted six episodes. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Verb
But entry barriers undermine the flexibility that draws many people to gig work in the first place. — Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026 Workers at the highest risk of underpayments are those at restaurants, bars, strip clubs, cleaning services, retail outlets and gig app companies. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gig
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gig
  1. performance
  2. bus
  3. assignment
  4. cab
  5. employment
  6. motor
  7. work
  8. coach
Noun
  • Some critics on social media counter that the gatherings risk turning spirituality into spectacle, performance and commodity all at once.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Rendon’s attitude and performance became so disappointing that the Angels effectively told him to stay away in 2026 and restructured the final year of his contract.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of performance
Verb
  • The Lakeshore Corridor route issues, including busing to accommodate construction of the fourth rail line into Millennium Station, bring down the overall metric to 80.7%.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • In the nineties, when someone was released from Rikers, the D.O.C.’s standard practice was to bus them to Queens Plaza, in Long Island City, where they would be dropped off, usually in the middle of the night.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Definition of bus
Noun
  • To take Kim’s spot on the roster, the Braves returned infielder Kyle Farmer from his rehab assignment with Double-A Columbus.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
  • The team designated right-hander Bryse Wilson for assignment to make room for Woodford on the roster.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of assignment
Verb
  • The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts.
    — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of cab
Noun
  • The traditional concept of professional security, once anchored in stable, full-time employment and institutional safeguards, is fundamentally outdated.
    — Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • David Card, who won a Nobel Prize in 2021 for his work on this subject, documented that this inflow actually prompted a significant increase in new business investment and thus led to a surge in new employment.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
Definition of employment
Verb
  • Eventually, Flores and Álvarez motored to the rendezvous point, where there was no sign of the Fiorella, or of the other skiff.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Mora picked the ball up on halfway and just kept on motoring forward, moving towards two runners on the right, eventually nudging the ball through for Jorge Sanchez, who bundled the ball across for Quinones to finish.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of motor
Noun
  • But when menstrual symptoms become severe enough to interfere with work, school, relationships or daily activities, something more serious may be going on.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Oh, and hundreds of her works fill the screen, a magnificent and vibrant tour through her glorious career.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of work
Verb
  • In one case, the Jupiter family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Google, saying the company’s chatbot, Gemini, contributed to their son’s death by fueling severe delusions and eventually coaching him through taking his own life.
    — Laurie Mermet, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2026
  • The play-caller, Klint Kubiak, got a Super Bowl title and a head coaching job out of it.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
Definition of coach

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