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.—
Ana Marie Cox
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As a result, the Oscar party guest list—which always includes all the nominees and their plus-ones—ballooned.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
In the Blackhawks’ 4-0 win over the Utah Mammoth, Levshunov was a plus-one as the Blackhawks scored one goal with him on the ice and allowed none.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
There were eight of us crammed into two cars, a mix of college friends and plus-ones, all headed west from Boston.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
And then Cumming learned that the women would be bringing a very famous plus-one.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
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Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
In the Blackhawks’ 4-0 win over the Utah Mammoth, Levshunov was a plus-one as the Blackhawks scored one goal with him on the ice and allowed none.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
There were eight of us crammed into two cars, a mix of college friends and plus-ones, all headed west from Boston.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026
And then Cumming learned that the women would be bringing a very famous plus-one.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Plus-one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus-one. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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