plus-one
noun
: a person who accompanies an invited guest to an event or gathering at which guests are allowed to bring a companion or partner
My husband twice received handsome engraved invitations to presidential dinners. For those events and many others, I was the perpetual plus-one.—
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Other potential comps Wheeler mentioned were Nikita Kucherov and Artemi Panarin for McKenna and Henrik Zetterberg for Stenberg, although none of those three were playing in the NHL in their draft-plus-one season.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Your celebrity friend-of-a-friend is never going to bring you as a plus-one.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026
From plus-one to mainstay, Kim Kardashian holds a unique position in Met Gala history.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Bruce, an airline worker, has hitherto handed off his plus-one flight privileges to Simon, who keenly exploits them to keep filming his globe-trotting doc.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
Your celebrity friend-of-a-friend is never going to bring you as a plus-one.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 May 2026
From plus-one to mainstay, Kim Kardashian holds a unique position in Met Gala history.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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